Using SecretStore Manager, you can test the SecretStore service.
SecretStore reads and writes secrets. The Run SS Test feature in SecretStore Manager enables you to find out whether SecretStore is functional.
For example, you can use Run SS Test if you suspect that secrets are not being created. By default, when you run SS Test from the main window, SecretStore Manager creates five enhanced-protected secrets in SecretStore. You immediately verify the write capabilities of SecretStore.
SS Test also tells you whether your client/server setup is correct and running properly.
To test SecretStore:
At SecretStore Manager main screen, click Run SS Test.
(Optional) View the secret (data) that was created during the test by double-clicking a secret identifier.
The Advanced Tests option in SecretStore Manager enables you to test the write APIs.
Add Secret IDs
Use the Add Secret IDs option to test adding a secret, writing a secret, or both. This option uses the AddSecret call and then the WriteSecret call.
Write Secrets Using ID_Create
Use this option to create or write a secret by using the "NSSO_CREATE_ID_F" flag in the API call. This option creates and populates a secret ID with secret data in one step rather than by calling the two-step process.
The difference, however, is that using the NSSO_CREATE_ID_F flag will not prevent a Secret ID name collision in the event that the Secret ID name already exists. This option overwrites the existing secret data in that pre-existing secret ID.
WARNING: You might not want to overwrite a secret.
Number of Secret IDs
Select the number of test secrets. When you run SS Test, SecretStore Manager displays this number of secret identifiers in the Secret Identifier box.