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Create a Master Password

Owned by Phillip Hanegan
Aug 21, 2023
2 min read

To establish a PKI (Public and Private) key associated with your identity, EmpowerID employs a master password. This key enables encryption and decryption of data on your behalf. When you utilize PAM for the first time or create a secret, you must generate a master password. Thereafter, each time you need to view or create a password or secret, or check out a credential, you will utilize your master password to unlock them.

How to create a master password

  1. On the navbar, expand Privileged Access and select Secrets and Personal Creds.

  2. Select the Privileged Access tab and expand the Secrets accordion.

  3. Click Create Master Password.

     

  4. Click Yes to confirm. The warning displayed by this dialog is for users who already have a master password. 

     

  5. Enter a password in the Password and Confirm Password fields and click OK. Please note that this password cannot be the same as the password you use to authenticate to EmpowerID.

     

    You should see a message stating that the request has been completed.Â