This document provides information about the Glossary version registration screen, which allows you to update the configuration of a glossary version used to identify devices during discovery operations on Segura. This screen is the same as the one displayed when clicking the New glossary, New domain glossary, or Change glossary buttons.
Path to access
- On Segura, in the navigation bar, hover over the Products menu and select Discovery.
- In the side menu, select Management > Glossary.
- On the Device Glossary screen, click the Actions button and, from the dropdown menu, select one of the options: New glossary or New domain glossary.
or - In the selected record, in the Actions column, click on Change Glossary.
Settings tab
This tab provides information about defining the basic properties of the glossary version.
| Item | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glossary name | Text field | No | Displays the name of the glossary associated with this version. |
| Version ID string* | Text field | Yes | Defines the identification string used to recognize the device during discovery scans. |
| Enabled* | Radio button | Yes | Activates or deactivates the use of the glossary version. |
| Order* | Quantity input | Yes | Sets the order of execution priority for this glossary version. Lower numbers indicate higher priority. |
Device configuration tab
This tab provides information about defining the technical specification of the device associated with the glossary version. This option is only available when selecting the New domain glossary button, as it refers specifically to domain-based glossaries that require device configuration to properly identify and categorize discovered assets.
| Item | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Site* | Dropdown menu | Yes | Defines the division the device is listed in. |
| Vendor* | Dropdown menu | Yes | Defines the manufacturer related to the device. |
| Type* | Dropdown menu | Yes | Defines the device type. |
| Product* | Dropdown menu | Yes | The vendor’s product name. Also used for setting web session parameters. |
| Tags | Text Field | No | Allows categorizing the entry using identification tags. |
Credential configuration tab
This tab provides information about editing credentials associated with the glossary version.
| Item | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of default credential* | Dropdown menu | Yes | Defines the credential used for standard operations. |
| Type of privileged credential* | Dropdown menu | Yes | Defines the credential used for privileged operations. |
Credential password change settings section
| Item | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enable automatic change | Toggle button | No | Enables the system to rotate passwords based on policies automatically. |
| Execution plugin | Dropdown menu | No | Selects the plugin used for the change operation. |
| Password change template | Dropdown menu | No | Selects the change template that defines the command sequence used for rotation. |
Authentication settings section
| Item | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use own credential to connect | Toggle button | No | Defines whether the device should use its own credentials for access. |
| Access credential | Dropdown menu | No | Selects the credential used to access the device. |
Connectivity configuration tab
This tab provides information about editing the connectivity options used to access the device associated with the glossary version.
| Item | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connectivity | Dropdown menu | No | Select the desired connection protocol from the available list. |
| Port | Text field | No | This field is automatically filled based on the selected Connectivity. |
| Add | Button | No | Adds the selected connection protocol to the table. |
| Remove selected | Button | No | Remove the selected connection protocol from the table. |
| Connectivity table | Table | No | The connection protocol will be used to start a proxy session, change passwords, and connect to other modules. The fields are Connectivity and Port. |
Extra domains tab
This tab provides information about editing additional domain associations for the glossary version.
| Item | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add/Remove selected | Button | No | Adds a row to the table. |
| Domain | Dropdown menu | No | Defines the domain to which the device belongs. |
Review tab
Use the Review tab to check all the information entered in the previous tabs.