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Adding a credential
Store a credential once and JOATOS reuses it wherever it needs to authenticate — during discovery and when polling a device or server.
Adding a credential
- Open Credentials in the sidebar (also under Settings → Credentials).
- Select Add Credential.
- Fill in:
- Name (required) — a label you'll recognise, e.g. Office SNMP.
- Type (required) — the kind of credential (see Credential types).
- Description (optional) — a note about where it's used.
- The type-specific fields for that credential.
- Select Create Credential.
Where credentials are used
- Discovery — a scan uses a credential to authenticate to a subnet or controller.
- Polling — a device's or server's scanning profile points at the credential used to collect from it.
Security and editing
- Secrets are encrypted at rest and never shown again after saving — the list shows only the name, type, and description.
- The type can't be changed after a credential is created; create a new one if you need a different type.
- Editing lets you update details or replace a secret, but not reveal the stored one.
- Deleting a credential leaves any discovery configuration that used it without a linked credential, so update those afterwards.
Notes & tips
- Give credentials clear names (e.g. Core switches SNMPv3, Linux SSH key) so the right one is easy to pick on a scanning profile.
- Store one credential per distinct login rather than sharing broadly — it's easier to rotate.