KBI 311957 New Feature Argent Global Manager Support Group Managed Service gMSA Account

Version

Argent Global Manager 5.1A-R18 and above

Argent Advanced Technology 2104-B and above

Date

Wednesday, 1 December 2021

Summary

Argent Global Manager now supports gMSA account.

Argent Advanced Technology must be installed with gMSA before installing Argent Global Manager.

Group Managed Service Accounts (gMSA) is Microsoft’s free tool that simplifies service credential management.

Configuring a service only requires entering the username, while the password field remains empty.

There is no need to enter a password, so there is no need for it to be generated and documented. Thus, the system’s security level increases significantly.

Technical Background

Both Argent Advanced Technology and Argent Global Manager now support gMSA account.

Argent Advanced Technology must be installed with gMSA before installing Argent Global Manager.

Following screenshot shows configure Argent Global Manager with gMSA

Resolution

Upgrade to Argent Global Manager 5.1A-R18 or above

Upgrade to Argent Advanced Technology 2104-B and above