Database Servers

The List of permissions under Database Resource Pools are:

  • Database Access

    • Users can access database from any thick client or command line tools, by connecting to the port of Database connector configured in the Resource.

    • Users are authenticated by the database.

    • Users from the below User Roles are authorized if specified in the respective Assignments to the Resources:

      • Local users or LDAP users, if the credentials are checked out.

      • Agent users, if the credentials are not checked out and an agent is present in the resource where the database client is invoked.

      • Database users, if the credentials are not checked out and agent is not present.

  • Database Credentials

    • Database Credentials

      • Users need to login into Privileged Account Manager's User Console.

      • Users are authenticated by authentication sources configured in Privileged Account Manager.

      • Users can check out the Credentials of authorized Resources from the User Console.

The table highlights the differences of each permissions with respective options and user experience:

Permissions

Authentication

Secondary Authentication

Privilege Elevation

Session Capture

Mode of Access

Database Access

Database Server

NA

No

Yes

Thick Client/Command line

Database Credentials

Privileged Account Manager

Yes

NA

NA

Web Browser/ REST API