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# Vault access in Devolutions Server

In Devolutions Server, users can request access to a public vault. An administrator / vault owner then has to approve the request.

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This feature is also available for [PAM vaults](https://docs.devolutions.net/pam/server/pam-vaults/).

Users can be set as vault owners to manage a specific vault without having access to workspace administration. They are set in ***Vault Management*** when editing or creating a vault in Devolutions Server. For ***Entreprise*** workspaces (Devolutions Server and Devolutions Cloud), they can also be configured in their respective web interfaces.
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Vault visibility is of great importance in Devolutions Server, as access requests can only be performed for public vaults and not private ones.

* ***Private***: A private vault is not visible to users that do not have access to it. Thus, vault access requests cannot be performed. You can only access it by invitation.
* ***Public***: A public vault is visible to all users of the workspace, even to those who do not have access to it. A user can request access to the public vault.

You can change the ***Vault visibility*** either system-wide or individually on the vault. See the next section to configure this setting.

### Configure vault visibility

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By default, shared vaults are set to private in the ***System Settings***.
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#### System-wide vault visibility

1. In the web interface for Devolutions Server, make sure you are connected to the right workspace.
2. Go to ***Administration*** – ***Configuration*** – ***System settings*** – ***Vault management***.
3. Set the ***Default vault visibility*** to either ***Public*** – ***Allow access requests*** or ***Private*** – ***Invitation only***.
4. Click ***Save*** to save your changes.

#### Individual vault visibility

1. In the web interface for Devolutions Server, make sure you are connected to the right workspace.
2. Go to ***Administration*** – ***Security management – Vaults***.
3. To modify an existing vault click on ***Edit***. To create a new vault, click on ***Add***.
4. In the ***General*** section, change the ***Visibility*** to ***Public*** – ***Allow access requests***, ***Private*** – ***Invitation only***, or ***Default*** (which refers to the system-wide vault visibility setting described in the previous section).
5. Click ***Update*** or ***Add*** to save your changes.

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If your vault is public, see how a user can [request access to the vault](https://docs.devolutions.net/server/web-interface/vault-access/request-vault-access) and how you can [approve this request](https://docs.devolutions.net/server/web-interface/vault-access/approve-vault-access).
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