Create a basic secret group

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Create a basic secret group to group any secrets, regardless of their criteria.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

Basic secret groups can contain any secret you add to them, regardless of their table, scope, or application. After creating it, you manually add secrets to the group. To create a group specifically for all secrets that share a common attribute such as those, create a secret group with criteria using the instructions in Create a secret group with criteria.

Procedure

Navigate to All > Secrets Management > Secret Groups.
Select New.
For the What type of Secret Group would you like to create? option, select Basic Secret Group.
In the Secret Group form, fill in the fields.

Field	Description
Group Name	Name for the groupNote: Secret group names can only contain lowercase characters, numbers, and underscores( _ )
Secret Type	Whether the group is Instance accessible or Client accessible.
Autogen Module	Generates a new cryptographic module for this secret group. This module encrypts and decrypts your data. This field is enabled by default.
Application	Scoped application for this record. This read-only field is automatically populated with the current scope.
Short Description	Description of the group
Crypto Module	Select the cryptographic module to use with this group. This module encrypts and decrypts your data. This field is only visible when Autogen Module isn’t selected. For details on module access policies, see Module access policy overview Note: You can review the module access policies related to your secret group using the Manage instance access button.

5. Click **Submit**.

**Note:** When created, a secret group is inactive by default. Return to the group record and select **Active** to activate the group.

Parent Topic:Secrets Management dashboard

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title: Create a basic secret group
description: Create a basic secret group to group any secrets, regardless of their criteria.
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# Create a basic secret group

Create a basic secret group to group any secrets, regardless of their criteria.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

Basic secret groups can contain any secret you add to them, regardless of their table, scope, or application. After creating it, you manually add secrets to the group. To create a group specifically for all secrets that share a common attribute such as those, create a secret group with criteria using the instructions in [Create a secret group with criteria](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/sm-create-criteria-group.md).

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **Secrets Management** &gt; **Secret Groups**.

2.  Select **New**.

3.  For the **What type of Secret Group would you like to create?** option, select **Basic Secret Group**.

4.  In the **Secret Group** form, fill in the fields.

<table id="table_tgr_xp5_4tb"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Group Name

</td><td>

Name for the group**Note:** Secret group names can only contain lowercase characters, numbers, and underscores\( \_ \)

</td></tr><tr><td>

Secret Type

</td><td>

Whether the group is **Instance accessible** or **Client accessible**.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Autogen Module

</td><td>

Generates a new cryptographic module for this secret group. This module encrypts and decrypts your data. This field is enabled by default.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Application

</td><td>

Scoped application for this record. This read-only field is automatically populated with the current scope.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Short Description

</td><td>

Description of the group

</td></tr><tr><td>

Crypto Module

</td><td>

Select the cryptographic module to use with this group. This module encrypts and decrypts your data. This field is only visible when **Autogen Module** isn’t selected. For details on module access policies, see [Module access policy overview](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/platform-encryption/module_access_policy_overview.md) **Note:** You can review the module access policies related to your secret group using the **Manage instance access** button.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>5.  Click **Submit**.

    **Note:** When created, a secret group is inactive by default. Return to the group record and select **Active** to activate the group.


**Parent Topic:**[Secrets Management dashboard](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/secrets-dashboard.md)