Connecting KCM to your Vault
Using the Keeper Vault to create privileged sessions with Keeper Connection Manager
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To connect KCM to your vault, we utilize Keeper Secrets Manager (KSM). KSM must first be enabled in the role policy enforcement settings of the role you are a member of (from the Admin Console). Then, you will see the tab "Secrets Manager" in your vault on the left side.
This integration requires that your KCM server is able to communicate to the Keeper Secrets Manager (KSM) endpoint over TLS port 443 where your Keeper tenant is hosted.
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(1) In the vault, create a shared folder and store credential records into this shared folder. For right now, the shared folder needs to be created and it can be populated later with credentials.
(2) From the Secrets Manager tab, create a Secrets Manager application and choose the shared folder which contains the credentials. A one-time access token is provided. You can use this one-time token, or go to Devices > Edit > Add Device > Method: Configuration File > Base64 and copy the base64 configuration string.
(3) If there have been no manual changes to your Docker Compose since original installation of KCM, you can run the reconfigure command to enter the Base64 configuration:
Any changes made to your Docker Compose file will be lost when performing the "reconfigure" action
If you have changed the Docker Compose since the original installation it is recommended to manually edit the file /etc/kcm-setup/docker-compose.yml and adding the Base64 configuration into the "environment" section. For example:
(4) Save the file and run the upgrade command to bring in the changes.
(5) From the Keeper Connection Manager interface, create a new connection. Now, we can use dynamic tokens to pull in the credentials by matching the hostname/IP in KCM with the hostname/IP in your record in the shared folder that is tied to this KSM application.
There are many options including ${KEEPER_SERVER_USERNAME} and ${KEEPER_SERVER_PASSWORD}.
If you wish to use the Keeper Commander CLI for establishing the integration between Keeper Connection Manager and Keeper Secrets Manager, follow the steps below.
(1) Set up your Keeper Vault
In your Keeper Vault, create a Shared Folder that is populated with credentials that will be used for making connections. In the example below you can see a shared folder called "Connection Manager Secrets" that includes a Windows 2022 Server password, SSH Key, MySQL Database, etc.
(2) Install Keeper Commander CLI
Our CLI tool will allow you to quickly set up the configuration.
There's a few ways to install Commander. We provide binary installers, pip3 packages or Python source code. The top level installation page is here:
(3) Login to Commander
After installation of Commander, login to the CLI:
In the example screenshot below, I'm logging in with a Keeper admin account using a FIDO2 key and Master Password. Depending on your security settings, you may have to pass device verification, MFA and password entry.
(4) Get the Shared Folder UID
The command lsf will list the Shared Folders and display the UID.
In this example, the Shared Folder UID we're using is zyMiCn8596yvMln4YwdEdA
(5) Create an Application
A Secrets Manager application is created in the vault, which is assigned to the Shared Folder. An application is made up of one or more devices. Here we will create a Secrets Manager application and then retrieve the Application UID.
The resulting Secrets Manager App UID in this example is YGHY7nWrvkzEzF0I2AuFfg
(6) Assign the Shared Folder to the Application
In this step, we will assign our Shared Folder to the application.
If successful, you will get the response "Successfully added secrets to app".
(7) Generate a Client Configuration
In this step, we will create a client device configuration. This client device configuration will be directly provided to the Connection Manager.
The "Initialized Config" section in green must now be added to the Keeper Connection Manager configuration file. The location of the configuration will depend on which method of installation, as described in the next section.
If you installed Keeper Connection Manager using the Auto Docker Install method, you will need to modify the auto-generated Docker Compose file to include the integration token.
(1) On the local instance, it is a good idea to stop the containers. You can do this using kcm-setup or using docker-compose directly.
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Using the simple docker method creates a docker-compose.yml file that is preconfigured for you. One change to this file will be needed to add KSM support.
(2) Edit the /etc/kcm-setup/docker-compose.yml file. You can use your favorite editor on the linux system such as nano or vim.
Look for the "guacamole" docker image and the "environment" section which defines environment variables. A sample file is listed below. Paste the token from step 6 above.
(3) Save the File and Apply Changes
Once the file changes have been saved, simply run:
Test Login and Initialize Token
Now that the KSM integration is completed, please ensure that you're able to login normally to Keeper Connection Manager and open connections. If errors occur, please check the log files.
If you installed Keeper Connection Manager using the Custom Docker Install method, you will need to modify your Docker Compose file to include the integration token. The instructions for activating the integration are below:
(1) On the local instance, stop the containers.
(2) Edit your docker-compose.yml file. Look for the "guacamole" docker image and the "environment" section which defines environmental variables. A sample file is listed below. Paste the token from step 6 above.
(3) Save the File and Update Containers
Once the file changes have been saved, simply update the containers:
Test Login and Initialize Token
Now that the KSM integration is completed, please ensure that you're able to login normally to Keeper Connection Manager and open connections. If errors occur, please check the log files.
Credentials for establishing connections are stored in Keeper shared folders. A Keeper Secrets Manager application is created and associated with the shared folder. A base64 device configuration is then created and
Setup complete! Other matching capabilities and available variables are documented on the .
If you are unable to login or launch connections, see the section to learn how to check the log files.
If you are unable to login or launch connections, see the section to learn how to check the log files.
