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A secret can only be edited by a user with the Owner or Editor Role Type permissions for it.
As a root user, the built-in default admin user has Owner Role Type permissions for every secret, and can therefore edit any secret added by other users.

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Open a secret for editing

1

Sign in to the Management Tool

Log in with an account that has Owner or Editor permissions for the secret.
2

Open Password Management

Click Password Management in the left navigation.
3

Open the secret

On the Secrets tab, click anywhere on the secret to open it in Edit mode.
4

Make your changes

Edit the secret across the available tabs.
5

Save

Click Save to apply your changes.
In Edit mode, the additional options from the per-secret actions menu appear in the panel’s upper-right corner (except Edit itself, since you’re already there).
A tab unavailable to you (insufficient permissions) or unsupported for this secret type appears grayed out. Hovering it shows: “The feature is not supported for this secret type.”

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The Edit Secret panel

The panel has these tabs and buttons:
  • Details
  • Automation
  • Security
  • Just In Time Access
  • Password Policy
  • Permission
  • Dependencies
  • Launch, Cancel, and Save buttons
Edit Secret panel showing all available tabs

The Edit Secret panel and its tabs.

Cancel and Save are shown on every tab. Any change shows a You have unsaved changes message next to them — changes save only when you click Save. Closing the panel with unsaved changes (via Cancel or the right-arrow-with-pipe icon) discards them.

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Details tab

General information about the secret, and the ability to launch it: For Active Directory account, Windows account, and Unix account (SSH) secrets, the Details tab also has a File Transfer section, where the available protocol (SCP, SFTP, or FTP) is configured — see Transfer files with WinSCP.
Edit Secret Details tab with all its fields

The Details tab.

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Automation, Security, Just In Time Access, Password Policy, Permission, and Dependencies tabs

These tabs keep the same settings and functionality as when adding a secret — see that page for full descriptions of each setting. Editing adds a few extras: Automation tab:
  • Rotate Now — if scheduled password rotation is enabled and configured, click to rotate the account’s password (or SSH key) immediately. Last password rotation shows once rotation is enabled.
Security tab:
  • Force Check In — if Requires check out is enabled and the secret is currently checked out, click to check the password back in immediately, forcibly disconnecting the current user.
Every tab also has a Reset to Folder Settings button.
Edit Secret Automation tab with the Rotate Now button

Rotate Now on the Automation tab.

Edit Secret Security tab with the Force Check In button

Force Check In on the Security tab.

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Reset a secret to folder settings

Click Reset to Folder Settings on any tab to return that tab’s settings from Custom back to the parent folder’s settings.
When a secret inherits settings from its folder, the first change you make shows a warning message. Once dismissed, further changes on that secret don’t show it again.

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Launch a secret

Launch a secret from the grid (hover it and click Launch) or from the Edit Secret / Secret View panel. If it has more than one launch type (browser or local), a drop-down of launch options appears.
Launch drop-down showing browser and local options

Launch options when a secret supports more than one launch type.

Once you click Save, your changes apply to the secret immediately.

Add a secret

Create and configure a new secret from scratch.

View and manage secrets

The grid, folders, and Tags this panel is opened from.

Delete a secret

Remove one or more secrets you no longer need.

Application Credentials Broker

Retrieve secrets from scripts and CI/CD using the Secret ID.