Database accounts

Database accounts live within projects in a resource group. You can extend secure privileged access to users, automate lifecycle management for database accounts, and eliminate the need for credential management.

View checked out accounts

Resource admins can view which accounts are currently checked out and by whom. If required, they can force a check-in on any accounts. See Checkout.

Configure project settings

Configure settings to adjust password complexity, enable password rotation schedule, and enable checkout.

  1. On the Okta Privileged Access dashboard, go to Resource Administration > Resource Management.

  2. Select the resource group that contains the project you want to configure.

  3. Select the project that you want to configure.

  4. Select Databases from the dropdown menu.

  5. Go to the Settings tab, and then complete the following. This configuration is per database instance in that project.

    Action Task

    Password requirements

    Select View to see the complexity of requirements for rotating passwords.

    Schedule password rotation

    1. Password rotation is enabled by default. Select Edit.

    2. Under All accounts that support checkout, enter Amount. Then, select the Unit to set the frequency for password rotation.

    3. Optional. To disable password rotation, clear Schedule password rotation for.

    4. Select Save.

    Checkout

    1. Select Edit.

    2. Under All accounts that support checkout, enter Amount. Then, select the Unit to set the maximum checkout duration.

    3. Select Save.

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Set up your first database integration