Configuring Device Credentials

This section describes how to configure the credentials required by the automation actions in the "Skylar Compliance Automation" PowerPack.

Creating a Credential

To use the automation actions in the PowerPack to collect data from a device, you must create a Skylar Compliance credential that includes the hostname/IP address, and API token for your Skylar Compliance system. The "Skylar Compliance Automation" PowerPack includes a "Restorepoint Automation" credential template that you can use to create your own credential to communicate with your Skylar Compliance devices.

The "Skylar Compliance Automation" PowerPack uses one credential for all devices in your Restorepoint system. After you have created your Skylar Compliance Automation credential, you will need to modify the automation actions to update the credential ID parameter.

The "Restorepoint Automation" credential requires a Restorepoint API token:

1. In the Skylar Compliance user interface, go to the Users API Tokens page (Administration > API Tokens).
2. Click the Add Token button.
3. Copy the token so you can use it in the next procedure.

To create a Skylar Compliance automation credential:

1. In Skylar One, go to the Credential Management page (System > Manage > Credentials).
2. Locate the Restorepoint Automation sample credential and click the wrench icon (). The Credential Editor modal page appears.

3. Enter values in the following fields:

• Credential Name. Enter a new name for your Skylar Compliance credential.
• Hostname/IP. Enter the URL for the Skylar Compliance device.
• Port. Enter the port number associated with the data you want to retrieve. The default TCP port for SSH servers is 22.
• Timeout(ms). Enter a timeout, in milliseconds, for the connection.
• Username. Enter any kind of meaningful name in this field, such as "API credential".
• Password. Enter the Restorepoint API token in this field.

4. Click Save As.

For more information about configuring credentials in Skylar One, see  Credentials.