Passwordstate Documentation

Where are the config files located? ​

Primary Passwordstate website ​

  • Server Location: Check Administration -> Authorised Webservers page
  • Default Location: c:\inetpub\Passwordstate\web.config
  • Purpose: Main Passwordstate website for daily activity, storing and viewing Passwords etc

High Availability Passwordstate website ​

  • Server Location: Check Administration -> Authorised Webservers page
  • Default Location: c:\inetpub\Passwordstate\web.config
  • Optional Install: Yes
  • Additional License: Yes
  • Purpose: Second Passwordstate website used for disaster recovery purposes in the event your main Passwordstate website becomes unavailable

Password Reset Portal ​

  • Server Location: Check Administration -> Password Reset Portal Administration -> System Settings -> Miscellaneous to obtain your Password Reset Portal URL. Perform an NSLookup on this URL in a command prompt to find server location. Example: nslookup passwordresetportal.contoso.com
  • Default Location: c:\inetpub\PasswordstateResetPortal\web.config
  • Optional Install: Yes
  • Additional License: Yes
  • Purpose: Self Service Active Directory password reset portal, so end users can unlock or reset their own domain passwords

AppServer Module ​

  • Server Location: Check Administration -> Authorised Webservers page
  • Default Location: c:\inetpub\PasswordstateAppServer\web.config
  • Optional Install: Yes
  • Additional License: No
  • Purpose: Used for iOS and Android mobile Apps, Browser Extensions, or Self Destruct Messages.

Remote Site Locations Agents ​

  • Server Location: Check Administration -> Remote Site Locations page
  • Default Location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Passwordstate Agent\PasswordstateAgent.exe.config
  • Optional Install: Yes
  • Additional License: No
  • Purpose: Agent that can be installed on disconnected networks, with the purpose of performing Privileged Account management over on those networks. Multiple agents can be deployed to multiple networks.

Self Destruct Web Site (Push/Pull) ​

  • Server Location:_ Check Administration -> System Settings -> Self Destruct Messages tab to obtain your “Separate Site URL”. Perform an NSLookup on this URL in a command prompt to find server location. Example: nslookup selfdestruct.contoso.com
  • Default Location: C:\inetpub\PasswordstateSelfDestruct\web.config
  • Optional Install: Yes
  • Additional License: No
  • Purpose: An additional website that can be optionally installed which allows users to read Self Destruct messages. Typically, this module would be installed in something like your DMZ to allow secure access from outside the network.