Create a basic secret group to group any secrets, regardless of their criteria.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

Basic secret groups can contain any secret you add to them, regardless of their table, scope, or application. After creating it, you manually add secrets to the group. To create a group specifically for all secrets that share a common attribute such as those, create a secret group with criteria using the instructions in Create a secret group with criteria.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > Secrets Management > Secret Groups.
  2. Select New.
  3. At the What type of Secret Group would you like to create? select Basic Secret Group.
  4. In the Secret Group form, fill in the fields.
    Table 1. Secret group fields
    FieldDescription
    Group Name Name for the group
    Note: Secret group names can only contain lowercase characters, numbers, and underscores( _ )
    Secret Type Whether the group is Instance accessible or Client accessible.
    Autogen Module Generates a new cryptographic module for this secret group. This module encrypts and decrypts your data. This field is enabled by default.
    Application Scoped application for this record. This read-only field is automatically populated with the current scope.
    Short Description Description of the group
    Crypto Module Select the cryptographic module to use with this group. This module encrypts and decrypts your data. This field is only visible when Autogen Module isn’t selected. For details on module access policies, see Module access policy overview
    Note: You can review the module access policies related to your secret group using the Manage instance access button.
  5. Click Submit.
    Note: When created, a secret group is inactive by default. Return to the group record and select Active to activate the group.