OSS Secure Store Credentials Test

The Secure Store Service is an authorization service that runs on SharePoint Server. The Secure Store Service provides a database that is used to store credentials. These credentials usually consist of a user identity and password, but can also contain other fields that you define. For example, SharePoint Server can use the Secure Store database to store and retrieve credentials for access to external data sources. The Secure Store Service provides support for storing multiple sets of credentials for multiple back-end systems.

Where the Secure Store service is used, authentication delays can sometimes be attributed to slowness in retrieving credentials from the service database. To check for such latencies, use the OSS Secure Store Credentials test. This test reports how many credentials are stored and retrieved from the database every second. In the process, the test proactively alerts you to potential bottlenecks in retrieval of credentials.

Target of the test : A Microsoft SharePoint Server

Agent deploying the test : An internal agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the Microsoft SharePoint server that is being monitored

Configurable parameters for the test

Parameters	Description
Test period	This indicates how often should the test be executed.
Host	The host for which the test is to be configured.
Port	The port at which the host server listens.

Measurements made by the test

Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Credentials retrieved	Indicates the number of credentials retrieved per second.	Number	A consistent decrease in the value of this measure is a cause for concern, as it implies a latency when retrieving credentials.
Credentials stored	Indicates the number of credentials stored per second.	Number	A consistent decrease in the value of this measure is a cause for concern, as it implies a latency when storing credentials.