7.8 Shared Key Management

Any key specific operations performed by a user is audited by the Shared Key Management feature. Each operation is tracked and the log is maintained in the Shared Key Management report. The default Sample Report displays all of the collected audit records. For more information about using shared accounts refer, Section 13.0, Managing Shared Keys.

7.8.1 Enabling Shared Key Management

A console package named report_sharedkeycheckout needs to be installed to enable the Shared Key Management feature.

7.8.2 Viewing Report Data

  1. On the home page of the console, click Reporting.

  2. In the navigation pane, click Shared Key Management.

  3. In the navigation pane, select the report.

    The navigation pane displays the following information about each instance of the report.

    Column

    Description

    Shared Key Checkout Time

    Displays the date and time when the key was checked-out.

    User

    Displays the name of the user who checked-out the key.

    Key

    Displays the name of the checked out key under the shared key domain

    Key Domain

    Displays the shared key domain from which the key was checked-out

    Shared Key Checked-in By

    Displays the users who checked-in the shared key

    Shared Key Check-in Time

    Displays the check-in time of the shared key

    Shared Key Target

    Displays the type of the checked-out key

    Request ID

    Displays the request ID of the key checkout

    Usage Count

    Displays the number of keys which have been used

    Total Allowed

    Displays the total number of keys available under the shared key domain