The user accesses the functionality secured by the application role.

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10.3 Managing Credentials with Fusion Middleware Control

The following procedure explains how to manage credentials with Fusion Middleware Control, including creating, viewing, deleting, or updating a credential.

1. Log in to Fusion Middleware Control and navigate to Domain Security

Credentials , to display the Credentials page. The following graphic partially illustrates this page: The area Credential Store Provider is read-only and, when expanded, displays the credential store provider currently in use in the domain. The table below this read-only area allows creating, editing, and searching credentials.

2. At any point, use the button Delete to remove a selected item key or map in the

table. Note that deleting a credential map, deletes all keys in it. Similarly, use the button Edit to view or modify the data in a selected item.

3. To display credentials matching a given key name, enter the string to match in the

box Credential Key Name, and then click the blue button to the right of it. The result of the query is displayed in the table.

4. To redisplay the list of credentials after examining the results of a query, select

Domain Security Credentials. To create a credential map:

1. Click Create Map to display the Create Map dialog.

2. In this dialog, enter the name of the map for the credential being created.

3. Click OK to return to the Credentials page. The new credential map name is

displayed with a map icon in the table. To add a key to a credential map:

1. Click Create Key to display the Create Key dialog.

2. In this dialog, select a map from the menu Select Map for the key being created,

enter a key in the text box Key, and select a type Password or Generic from the pull-down menu Type. The dialog display changes according the type selected. If Password is selected, enter the required fields Key, User Name, Password, Confirm Passwords. If Generic is selected, enter the required field Key and the credential information either as text select Enter as Text radio button, or as a list of key-value pairs Managing the Credential Store 10-3 select Enter Map of Property Name and Value Pairs radio button; to add a key-value pair, click Add Row, and then enter the Property Name, Value, and Confirm Value in the added arrow. Figure 10–1 illustrates the Create Key dialog used to create a generic key.

3. Click OK to return to the Credentials page. The new key is displayed under the

map icon corresponding to the map you selected. Figure 10–1 The Generic Key Dialog To edit a key: 1. Select a key from the table.

2. Click Edit to bring up the Edit Key dialog.

3. In that dialog, modify the key data as appropriate. In case of editing a generic key, use the red X next to a row to delete the corresponding property-value pair. Figure 10–2 illustrates the Edit Key dialog used to edit a generic key.

4. Click OK to save your changes and return to the Credentials page.

For specific considerations that apply to ADF applications only, see section How to Edit Credentials Deployed with the Application in Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide for Oracle Application Development Framework.