Creating Credentials

Application credentials

To create an Application credential:

  1. From Credentials Vault main window, select the Application credentials tab

  2. Click the button

  3. The following dialog opens:

    1. Select the application whose credentials you are entering

    2. Select the machine that will own these credentials, or select (All) if these are credentials that every machine can use

    3. Enter the username and password

    4. Click OK to save the new credential

Specific user credentials

To create a Specific user credential:

  1. From Credentials Vault main window, select the Specific users tab

  2. Click the button

  3. The following dialog opens:

    1. Enter a recognizable name that will be used to identify this credential

    2. Select the application whose credentials you are entering

    3. Enter the username and password

    4. Click the arrow next to Security options to set the credential permissions:

      • Public: All Nintex users in your organization are authorized to use this credential

      • Group: Select a group of users who are authorized to use this credential (predefined in Nintex Admin)

      • List: Enter Nintex usernames of one or more users who are authorized to use this credential

      • Private: This credential can be used only by you (the user creating it)

    5. Click OK to save the new credential

General user credentials

To create a General user credential:

  1. From Credentials Vault main window, select the General users tab

  2. Click the button

  3. The following dialog opens:

    1. Enter a recognizable name that will be used to identify this credential

    2. Select the domain for which the credential will be used

    3. Enter the username and password

    4. Click the arrow next to Security options to set the credential permissions, in accordance with the options described in the Specific user credentials section, above

    5. Click OK to save the new credential

Authentication Token credentials

Used for Microsoft Exchange 365 online - modern authentication method.

To create an Authentication token:

  1. From Credentials Vault main window, select the Application / Outh Authentication tab

  2. Click the button

  3. The following dialog opens:

  4. Create your token by entering a display name, domain, TenantID (Object ID) and ClientID (Application ID) as retrieved from the Exchange Email application authentication from Azure. See Working with Microsoft 365 Exchange and Modern Authentication to learn on how to retrieve the ID values.

  5. Select the Robot users (check the boxes) you want to link to the created token.