Managing Application Passwords

An application password is a unique, 16-character credential that can be generated for a user with the Direct Connect role.

Generate App Password

To generate an application password for the Direct Connect user:

  1. Select the Direct Connect user in the list.

  2. Click the … (ellipsis) and select Generate app password. The application password is generated for the user.

    Notes

    • If a password has already been generated, Generate app password is disabled.

    • The user can have only one application password, which remains unaffected by changes to their regular login credentials.

    • You can download the existing user application password as a text file.

Download App Password

To download the application password, proceed as follows:

  1. Select the Direct Connect user from the list.

  1. Click the … (ellipsis) and select Download app password. The application password is downloaded as a text file in the browser.

    Note

    You can generate and download application passwords only for users with the Direct Connect role.

Delete App Password

To delete the application password that was assigned to a user, perform the following steps:

  1. Select a user with an application password from the list.

  2. Click the … (ellipsis) and select Delete app password. NAKIVO Backup & Replication deletes the application password for the user.