Passwordstate Documentation

Active/Passive Considerations ​

With High Availability, it can be configured either in an Active/Active, or Active/Passive configuration.

With an Active/Passive configuration, the passive (read-only) instance of Passwordstate is designed only to be used in a Disaster Event, where the primary instance of your Passwordstate installation is not available. It is designed to allow you access to your passwords, whilst you recover systems.

With an Active/Passive configuration, certain functionality is also not available, specifically:

  • Privileged Account Management
  • Remote Session Management
  • Browser Extensions
  • Remote Site Locations Agents
  • Password Reset Portal module
  • And any services provided by the Passwordstate Windows Service i.e. sending emails, syslog integration, scheduled reports, etc.