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This guide outlines how Zilla will manage credentials to your systems connected to PO Box.

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PO Box calls home via an outbound API call to our Zilla AWS infrastructure frequently. If a sync needs to be made, PO box will pull configurations from AWS secrets manager, where we securely store all credentials. 

Please see below on how to configure PO Box Applications in Zilla.

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The recommended way to store config info is by creating applications in Zilla and placing the info we need there. This is recommended for on-prem deployment of PO Box that are connecting to a MySQL Database, a PostGREs Database, or an On-Prem Active Directory.

For Active Directory

1. login to Zilla as an Administrator

2. Add a new application:

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6. Fill out the config we need to connect to the database and pull users. These are outlined below:

   1. Frequency - How often should we pull users?

   2. Database Server Host - this is the hostname or IP of the database

   3. Database Server Port - this is the port that PO Box will send the query request over. By default, PostGREs uses port 5432

   4. Database Name - this is the name of the database you want to pull users from

   5. Database User - the username of the service account you created. Please see here reviewCreating Service Accounts For PO Box for more details.

   6. Database Password - the password for the service account you created.

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