Secret folders

Secret folders and secrets are components of resource groups and are organized under a specific project. Secret folders are the primary means of organizing and securely storing secrets or other secret folders. The resource administrator is responsible for creating the top-level secret folders, while users with the necessary permissions granted by the security policy can create nested folders.

Okta Privileged Access secret folders and secrets hierarchical structure.

Before you begin

  • You must have a resource admin role or a delegated resource admin role.

  • Ensure you have an existing project or create one. See Projects.

Create a top-level folder

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

  2. If you haven't already, create a resource group and then create a project. See Resource groups.

  3. Inside a project, under Resource Type, click the dropdown and then select Secrets.

  4. Click Create Folder.

  5. Give the secret folder a name and description. The name can only contain alphanumeric characters (a-Z, 0–9), hyphens (-), underscores (_), and periods (.)

  6. Click Create new folder.

Edit or delete a top-level folder

Permission to delete a top-level folder must be granted in the policy.

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

  2. Select a resource group and then select a project where the secret is located.

  3. Under Resource Type, click the dropdown menu, and then select Secrets.

  4. Click the Actions menu on the folder that you want to edit or delete.

  5. Select Edit or Delete.

  6. If you selected Edit, make your changes and then click Save.

  7. If you selected Delete, confirm by clicking Delete folder.

Related topics

Create or update a security policy

Okta Privileged Access user guide