Novell's Proxy SecretStore provides an alternative, secure store for a user's IDs, passwords, and other authentication information that authorized proxy services can access on the user's behalf.
Proxy SecretStore is protected by the same 168-bit triple DES encryption used for "normal" SecretStore. Proxy SecretStore is inaccessible except by authorized server applications. Novell authentication services can read Proxy SecretStore when performance or scalability considerations might not permit the user's initial authenticated connection to eDirectory to be maintained throughout the application session.
A user or administrator might want to check or manage a user's proxy SecretStore. If this user or administrator has proper access rights, that entity might be able to read the secrets stored in proxy SecretStore.
Proxy SecretStore is only available for SecretStore 2.2 and later. Proxy SecretStore might not be represented in the schema or be instantiated on the User object until implemented by a proxy authentication service.
To view a Proxy SecretStore, from SecretStore Manager's main screen click Options > Proxy SecretStore.