Manage items

Create different types of items: login, identity card and note.

Items Overview

You can create four types of item in your WALLIX Enterprise Vault :

  1. A Login item can be used to store login information for an account.
  2. A Identity item can be used to store identity information about a person.
  3. A Card item can be used to store a credit or payment card information.
  4. A Secure Note item can use used to store other private information.

Items can be Edited or Deleted.

The Item Context Menu contains some options related to an Item, depending on the Item Type and if it is in a Shared Vault or not.

Items can be Password Protected, Cloned, Moved from an Individual Vault to a Shared Vault, or Added to Favorites

Specific options are available for Login Items:

Create Item

Click on the New Item button to add a new Item.

The New Item pop up screen is displayed.

Choose the type of item – Login, Card, Identity or Secure Note. Each item type has it’s own unique set of fields.

Here we will choose Login.

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Add the details that you wish to save for new Login Item. The only mandatory field is Name.

The Item is added to your personal vault by default. To add the Item to a Shared Vault, choose a Shared Vault from the Who Owns this Item? dropdown.

Click the Save button to save the new Item.

It is then displayed in your Items List.

Alternatively, click Cancel to cancel the operation.

Edit Item

Click on an item in your Vault List.

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This opens the item in the Edit Screen.

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Make changes to your item and click the Save button to save your changes.

If you decide not to save your changes, click the Cancel button to close the Edit Screen.

Search an item

The Filters Menu is on the left hand side of the screen and can be used to search or filter for items in vaults.

Search and Filters can be combined to refine the search result.

Only Item Types and Filters cannot be combined.

Filter Menu

You can also filter by Vault, Item Type or Folder from Filters Menu.

In the following example, click on the vault My vault and item type Login to return items of type Login in the folder My vault.

In the following example, click on the vault My vault and the folder Work to return all items in the folder Work and also in the vault My vault.

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This is available in Mobile Apps

You can search on the following indexed fields in your items:

Leading and Trailing Wildcards are included in Searches. For example, searching for googl will return items where the search fields contain google, googling or googlemail.

In this example, enter 21 in the Search Field to return all items where one of the fields being searched contains 21, in this case a Card item with 21 in the last 4 digits of the card number.

Search results are sorted based on a scoring algorithm, based on the number of fields that a search term appears in.

This is available in the Web Vault and Browser Extension

You can search on the following indexed fields in your items:

In this example, enter 21 in the Search Field to return all items where one of the fields being searched contains 21, in this case a Card item with 21 in the last 4 digits of the card number.

Search results are sorted based on a scoring algorithm, based on the number of fields that a search term appears in.

If no results are found using a Full-Text Search, WALLIX Vault will use Basic Search.

Special Search Parameters

Various wildcards and parameters can be used to make the search more specific:

Some examples include

Add Logins to Vault

There are 2 ways to auto-fill a Login to the Vault.

This function is available for Logins, Cards and Identities.

Add to Vault using Automatic Prompt

Navigate to the Login Screen of a website.

If this login is not already saved in WALLIX Enterprise Vault, a prompt displays offering to save the Login details for this Website.

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Choose a Folder to add the Login to this Folder in the Vault. This field is optional.

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Items are added to the User's Individual Vault and not a Shared Vault.

Click the Save button.

The Add Item Screen displays with the fields prepopulated with the Login details. 

Modify fields, if required.

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Click Save to Save Item to Vault.

Alternatively, click Cancel to cancel the operation.

Add to Vault Manually

From the Vault Screen of the Browser Extension, click Add a login.

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The Add Item Screen opens.

The elements that the Browser Extension could recuperate from the browser are prepopulated.

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Enter the remaining fields. Click Save to create Login.

Alternatively, click Cancel to cancel the operation.

Delete Item

There are 2 ways to delete an item, from the Item List or from the Edit Item Screen.

Delete Item from Item List

From the Item List, click on the context menu link.pngContext Menu link beside an Item. The context menu for that item opens.

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Click the embedded-image-sRlzseyt.pngDelete link. A Delete Item Confirmation pop up is displayed.

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Click Yes to delete the Item.

Click No to cancel the operation.

Delete Item from Edit Item Screen

Click on the Item to be deleted. The Edit Screen opens.

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Click the embedded-image-sRlzseyt.pngDelete button. A Delete Item Confirmation pop up is displayed.

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Click Yes to delete the Item.

Click No to cancel the operation.

Identity Items

You can use a Identity Item to store information about a person’s identity.

The following fields are available. Only the name field is mandatory.

Click the Favourites button to add this item to your favourites.

Login Items

You can use a Login Item to store information about an account that requires a login, for example an email account, a CRM account or a social media account.

The following fields are available. Only the name field is mandatory.

Card Items

You can use a Card Item to store information about a credit or other payment card.

The following fields are available. Only the name field is mandatory.

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Click the embedded-image-h9CMCpqr.png favourites button to add this item to your favourites.

Secure Note Items

You can use a Secure Note Item to store private information that doesn’t fit into one of the other categories.

The following fields are available. Only the name field is mandatory.

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Click the embedded-image-h9CMCpqr.png favourites button to add this item to your favourites.

Password Fields for Login Items

WALLIX Enterprise Vault provides different options for your Password fields to improve the security of your passwords.

Generate Strong Password

Click on the Generate Password button to generate a secure password for your login.

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A pop up screen will require you to confirm that you wish to overwrite your current password.

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Click the Yes button to overwrite your password with the newly generated password.

Alternatively, click on the No button to keep your current password.

Check Password Integrity

Click on the Check Password button to check if your password has been exposed.

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WALLIX Enterprise Vault will check if your password has been found in any known data breaches.

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Show / Hide Character Count

Click on the Toggle Character Count button to display the Password Character Count of your password.

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This can help you check if your password is secure enough.

Click the Toggle Character Count button to hide the Password Character Count display.

You can also click the Hide button to hide the Password Character Count display.

Copy Password

Click on the Copy Password button to copy the password entered to the clipboard.

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Show / Hide Password

Click on the Show/Hide Password toggle button to display the password as you enter it.

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Click again on the Show/Hide Password toggle button to hide the password.

Password Protected Items

An Item can be password protected to add an extra layer of security. The Master Password must be entered to open the Item or the Item's attachments.

Add Password Protection to an Item

When creating or editing an Item, check the Master password re-prompt checkbox.

Click Save to save changes.

Alternatively, click Cancel to cancel the operation.

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Open Password Protected Items

If the Item is password protected, a Master Password Confirmation pop up screen displays when you click on the Item to edit it.

Enter the Master Password and click Ok to enable Item modification. This also applies to Item attachments. 

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TOTP Authentication

A TOTP (Time-based one-time password) is a password that is generated by a TOTP Generator, to be used one time only as part of a 2 step login.

Many Accounts propose (or require) 2-factor authentication :

WALLIX can be used to store the Authentication Key for a Login and use it to generate a TOTP using SHA-1 that is valid for 30 seconds.

This is possible in the WALLIX Web Vault, the WALLX Web Extension and the WALLIX Authenticator Mobile App.

WALLIX Web Vault

From the Item Screen of a Login Item, add the Authentication key for that Login.

A TOTP is automatically generated for the Login and can be copied using the copy totp.png Copy button.

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Enter the TOTP into the Login Screen of the requesting web page.

WALLIX Web Extension

From the Add or Edit Item Screen of a Login Item, add the Authentication key for that Login.

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From the Item Screen, a TOTP is automatically generated for the Login and can be copied using the copy totp.png Copy button.

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Enter the TOTP into the Login Screen of the requesting web page.

WALLIX Authenticator

From the WALLIX Authenticator Mobile App, click the totp - add mobile.png button to Create a New Login.

2 Options are possible.

The first option is to tap Scan the QRCode to open you Camera App to scan the QR Code to create the Login.

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Alternatively, tap Enter the code manually.

 - Choose the Domain from the Domain dropdown.

 - In the Username Field, enter the Username.

 - In the Key Field, enter the Authentication Key.

 - Tap done to Save the Login.

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From the Item Screen of a Login Item, add the Authentication key for that Login.

A TOTP is automatically generated for the Login and can be copied using the copy totp.png Copy button.

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Enter the TOTP into the Login Screen of the requesting web page.

The device WALLX Authenticator is installed must used the same time and timezone as that of the server that hosts the web page being accessed. Otherwise the code will not work. It is recommended to set the device's time and timezone to automatic.

Item Context Menu

From the Item List click the more button.png More Button of a Shared Vault Item.

The Shared Vault Item Context Menu is displayed.

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A number of options are available (depending on the Item Type):



Move Item to Shared Vault

From the Item List click the more button.png More Button of an Item.

The Shared Vault Item Context Menu is displayed.

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Click Move to Shared Vault.

The following screen is displayed.

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From the Shared Vault dropdown, choose the Shared Vault to move the Item to.

In the Collection section, the list of Collections in the Shared Vault is displayed.

Check the checkbox beside the Collections to add the Item to

Click Save to move the Item to the chosen Shared Vaults and Collections.

Click Cancel to cancel the operation.

Clone Item

From the Item List click the more button.png More Button of an Item.

The Item Context Menu is displayed.

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Click Clone.

The following screen is displayed.

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Enter Master Password and click Ok.

A Clone is created

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The Clone contains the same information as the original item except that the Name field is suffixed with - Clone.

Click Save to Save the Cloned Item

Alternatively, click Cancel to cancel the operation.

Favorites

An Item can be marked as a favorite to make it easier to locate. All favorites are grouped together.

 This works for Individual Vaults and Shared Vaults.

Marking an Item in a Shared Vault as a favourite puts it in your favourites only. It will not be marked as a favourite for other users of the Shared Vault.

Add to Favorites

From the Create Item or Edit Item Screen, an click on the favourites button.png Favorites button.

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Click Save to save the change. The Item is displayed in Favorites.

Alternatively, click Cancel to cancel the operation.

Display Favorites

From the Item List, click the Favorites link in the Filter Menu.

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All Items marked as Favorites are displayed.

Remove from Favorites

To remove an Item from favorites, click on an Item in the Item List open it.

The Item Screen displays. The favorites button is blue favourites blue.png.

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Click Save to save the change. The Item is now removed from favorites.

Alternatively, click Cancel to cancel the operation.