Vault Secrets

A secret is a personal, master-password-protected item for which EmpowerID stores only a hash of the password. If a user loses their master password, any secrets they created will be lost. Users can create new master passwords, but the old secrets remain inviolate unless and until they find the original master password.

There are three types of secrets that users can vault.

Password – For storing the password, username and login page URL for an account.
Credit Card – For storing card type, card number, name on card, expiration date, and verification code for a credit card.
Note – For storing private notes in this most basic of secret types that has only the default Display Name and Notes section.

It is important to note that secrets are personal information only. Passwords cannot be used by other people or systems linked to a user account or an inventoried object such as a computer. Users own and control all secrets they vault.

Vault a secret

In the EmpowerID Web application, click your user name and select View Profile.
Click the Privileged Access tab and expand Secrets.
Click the Add button in the Secrets grid.

The Password Vault Data dialog appears.
Select the appropriate Secret Type and enter the required information for that type and then click Save.

4. Enter your master password.

If you don’t have a master password, you will be prompted to create one.