Secrets Vault use cases (RPA)
There are three major use cases addressed by Secrets Vault in RPA.
Retrieve credentials from Password Manager
Scope:
- Passwords used by Automation are managed by established Password Management software
Examples:
- Corporate applications which are integrated with Password Management software (CyberArk AIM, HashiCorp Vault Enterprise, Dell TPAM, ...)
Benefits:
- Ability to leverage already established password management solution
Integration:
- In such cases the passwords are retrieved in the automation logic through API
See also:
Store passwords of legacy applications
Scope:
- Passwords used by Automation and configured in Secrets Vault
Applications:
- Legacy applications without integrated password management functionality
Benefits:
- Ability to securely store sensitive third-party or external passwords
Out of the box:
- By default, WorkFusion uses bundled HashiCorp Vault as a storage backend for such passwords
Integration:
- Alternatively OOB Hashicorp Vault can be replaced by customer's CyberArk AIM instance
- Default safe name:
_WFApp
Store internal SPA passwords
Scope:
- Passwords used by one SPA component or module to connect to another component
Examples:
- Database password used by Control Tower
- OCR password used by Control Tower
Benefits:
- Elimination of clear text passwords from configuration files
Out of the box:
- By default WorkFusion stores such passwords in bundled HashiCorp Vault
Integration:
- Alternatively OOB HashiCorp Vault can be replaced by customer's CyberArk AIM instance
- Default safe name:
_WFInternal