Passwordstate Documentation

Initial Setup Requirements ​

Prior to installing Passwordstate and running through the initial Setup Wizard, you will require the following information:

Let Passwordstate Create its Own Database

  • A local SQL Account (not an Active Directory account) with sufficient permissions to create the database – at a minimum the ‘dbcreator’ and ‘securityadmin’ SQL Server roles are required (The ‘sa’ account has these privileges, although some DBA’s do not like to use this account due to its elevated privileges. Please note these account credentials are never used again, and not stored anywhere post installation of Passwordstate)
  • During the initial setup, the following will occur:
    • The Passwordstate database will be created and populated with some base data
    • A SQL Account called ‘passwordstate_user’ will be created, and will be given db_owner rights to the Passwordstate database only

Create Your Own Database, and Let Passwordstate Connect to it

  • You will need to have created the empty database, and an SQL Account for Passwordstate to connect to this empty database. The SQL Account requires db_owner rights to the Passwordstate database only. It’s recommended to call this database “passwordstate” and the SQL account should be called “passwordstate_user” to ensure easier troubleshooting at a later date, if required)

Additional Setup Information (these options below can be configured after you have installed Passwordstate, or during the initial set up wizard)

  • Your Registration Key details for Passwordstate
  • Host Name and Port Number of an email server capable of sending anonymous SMTP mail, or from an authenticated mailbox
  • SMTP Address from which Passwordstate will send the emails from
  • Proxy Server Details – Passwordstate can periodically check for the updates, and if your organization requires all internet access to go through a proxy server, you will need to specify the proxy host name and port number during the installation (this feature can also be disabled once you’re using Passwordstate if required).