Querying Password Change Records

Scenarios

In the enterprise security management system, periodically updating the host account password is the core basic action to ensure system security. This can effectively reduce security risks caused by password leakage or use of old password that has not been changed for long time. After the administrator configures the periodic password change rule for an account, the system automatically updates the password based on the preset period. No manual intervention is required.

To balance security control and convenient user management, the platform provides the password change record function. You can view the final result (success or failure) of each password change in real time and obtain the latest account and password after the password change. In this way, a problem that a manually kept password is prone to loss and leakage is avoided, and it is ensured that you can obtain a valid credential at any time. All in all, the function strictly ensues system security and significantly improves password management efficiency.

Obtaining the Account Password Change Records

1. Log in to COC.
2. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Resource O&M > Automated O&M.
3. In the Routine O&M area, and click Account Management.
4. Choose Accounts > By Resource or By Application.
   • By Resource applies to all purchased host instances.
   • By Application applies to purchased hosts that have been bound to an application. If you select By Application, you need to select the target application or component.

5. Select a resource type.

   By default, Elastic Cloud Server (ECS) is selected.

6. Locate the host to be viewed and choose More > Password change record in the Operation column.
   View the password change records of the host.

   

   The password change record dialog box displays the password change time and status of the host account. You can filter the password change results by password change status and account name. If the password change status is succeeded, click Obtain Password in the Operation column to obtain the new password.