Connect IDs

Owned by Stephen Biro
Last updated: Aug 05, 2020
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Connect IDs represent the credentials that can be bound to scripts and solutions. Connect IDs are securely stored inside a Microsoft Key Vault. Different types of connect IDs are supported natively in the Cloudbridge platform:

  • Microsoft Cloud

    • Connect to Microsoft Azure and/or Microsoft 365

  • On-Prem Proxy

    • Run scripts on an On-Prem Proxy

  • Email

    • Sending email through an SMTP server

  • ServiceNow

    • Connect to ServiceNow

  • Generic

    • Store generic credentials to any system

  • Thycotic Secret Server

    • Define a Secret Server tenant

  • Thycotic Secret

    • Retrieve a specific credential from the selected Secret Server

Connect ID Summary

The Connnect IDs overview lists for each Connect ID

  • Type

  • Name

  • Sharing

    • Indicates if the ConnectId has been shared with other users/environments

  • Owner

    • The user/environment within which the Connect ID was created

Connect ID Assignments

Clicking on a Connect ID will show in the lower display pane the scripts/solutions that have been assigned the Connect Id.

Creating a Connect ID

To Create a Connect ID click the plus button in the upper right corner. The Create Connect ID panel will be presented. See specific subsections for details on each type of Connect ID.

Editing a Connect ID

To Edit a Connect ID click the pencil button in the upper right corner. The Edit Connect ID panel will be presented.

Note: Connect IDs that have been shared into the workspace/environment will not be editable.

Deleting a Connect ID

To Delete a Connect ID click the trash can button in the upper right corner. A delete confirmation panel will be presented to confirm the deletion.

Note: Connect IDs that have been shared into the workspace/environment cannot be deleted.

Sharing a Connect ID

To Share a Connect ID click the people button in the upper right corner. The sharing panel will be presented. Choose the user, role or environment to share with . Click Add to List.

Note: Connect IDs that have been shared into the workspace/environment cannot be shared.

Connect ID Variables

Each Connect ID can also maintain a set of variables for scripts to access and optionally set. To review or create new variables click the double small triangles in the upper right corner of the Edit Connect ID panel. This will extend the panel to also show the variables associated with the Connect ID. These can be accessed from script using ConnectId.variableName . If a script sets a value on a Connect ID variable name that does not exist it will be created.

New variables can be added through this panel by clicking the Add New hyperlink at the bottom.

Variables can be made read-only from scripts by unchecking the “Allow scripts to update values” checkbox.

To delete a variable, click the red X on the right hand side of the respective variable.