You use Automation 360 to get credentials from the Delinea Secret Server. The credentials are stored in the Delinea Secret Server, where they are managed, rotated, and synchronized.
Integration overview
- Using the Delinea platform with the client_credentials grant.
- Using the Standalone Delinea Secret Server with the password grant.
Secret API version: Secrets are retrieved using the v2 API:
/api/v2/secrets/
- Cloud
- On-PremisesNote: In On-Premises deployments, you can edit external key vault connection settings during installation or by using the key vault utility after installation. Ensure that the Control Room instances have connectivity to the external key vaults.
Cloud deployment
- Agent auto-login credentials
- Agent automation credentials
The following diagram shows an Automation 360 Cloud setup using Delinea Secret Server for the Agent auto-login credentials use case:
On-Premises deployment
You can integrate the Automation 360 Control Room with the Delinea Secret Server for auto-login use cases, allowing the Control Room to securely retrieve and manage credentials stored in the Delinea Secret Server key vault. The following diagram shows an Automation 360 On-Premises deployment with the Delinea Secret Server:
The Automation 360 On-Premises deployment supports these use cases:
- Agent auto-login credentials
- Agent automation credentials
- Bootstrap credentials for the database
- System credentials for Active directory and SMTP
Auditing
For information about audit log events for external key vaults, see External key vault audit entries.