CredPool

CredPool is a credential vending machine for test environments. It lets teams register, share, and track test credentials without copying passwords into Slack or spreadsheets.

Why CredPool?

Testing often requires shared accounts (staging logins, API keys, service credentials). Without a system, teams face:

Credential collisions — two testers use the same account simultaneously
Lost passwords — scattered across notes, chats, and wikis
No audit trail — who used what, and when?

CredPool solves this with a checkout/release model: credentials are checked out exclusively (or concurrently), with automatic expiry and a full audit log.

Core Concepts

Credential Types

Templates that define what a credential looks like — its fields (username, password, URL, API key, etc.) and which fields are sensitive.

Pools

Named collections of interchangeable credentials. For example, a “Staging Jira Accounts” pool with 5 accounts that testers can check out.

Entries

Individual credentials inside a pool. Each entry has values matching its pool’s credential type. Values are encrypted at rest (AES-256-GCM).

Checkout / Release

The core workflow: check out a credential, use it, release it when done. Locks prevent collisions. Auto-release prevents forgotten locks.

Getting Started

Create a Credential Type

Go to Test Data > CredPool > Credential Types tab and click Create Type.Define the fields your credentials need:

Field	Type	Sensitive	Required
Username	text	No	Yes
Password	secret	Yes	Yes
Instance URL	url	No	Yes
Project Key	text	No	No

Field types: text, secret, url, email, number, textarea, selectFields marked sensitive are masked in the UI (shown as dots) until explicitly revealed.

Create a Pool

Go back to the Pools tab and click Create Pool.

Name: “Staging Jira Accounts”
Credential Type: Select the type you just created
Environment: staging
Allow concurrent usage: Off (exclusive checkout)
Max lock time: 240 minutes (4 hours)

When concurrent usage is off, only one person can use each credential at a time. When on, multiple people can check out the same credential simultaneously.

Add Entries

Open the pool and click Add Entry. Fill in the credential values:

Label: “Admin Account” (human-readable identifier)
Username: svc_test_01
Password: xK9#mP2$vL
Instance URL: https://staging.jira.example.com

Add as many entries as you have accounts. More entries = less waiting for your team.

Check Out Credentials

Click Get Random Credentials on any pool card. CredPool picks an available entry, locks it to you, and displays the credential values.Copy what you need, then release when done. If you forget, auto-release kicks in after the max lock time.

Dashboard

The CredPool dashboard shows all pools as cards with real-time availability: Each pool card shows:

Pool name and environment
Availability: e.g., “3 of 5 available”
Credential type name
Get Random Credentials button for quick checkout

Below the pool grid, My Active Checkouts lists credentials you currently have locked, with a countdown timer until auto-release.

Checking Out Credentials

Random Checkout
Specific Checkout
API Checkout

The most common way to get credentials:

Find your pool on the dashboard
Click Get Random Credentials
CredPool picks any available entry and locks it to you
A dialog shows the decrypted credential values
Copy what you need (click the copy icon next to each field)

Random checkout is the fastest path — you don’t need to know which specific account to use. CredPool picks one for you.

For CI/CD pipelines and automation scripts:

# Random checkout
curl -X POST \
  https://tms.onetest.ai/api/credpool/api/v1/products/{product_id}/credpool/pools/{pool_id}/checkout \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ak_YOUR_KEY"

Response:

{
  "checkout_id": "log-uuid",
  "pool": { "id": "pool-uuid", "name": "Staging Jira Accounts" },
  "entry": { "id": "entry-uuid", "label": "Admin Account" },
  "credentials": {
    "username": "svc_test_03",
    "password": "xK9#mP2$vL",
    "instance_url": "https://staging.jira.example.com"
  },
  "lock": {
    "locked_at": "2026-02-21T10:30:00Z",
    "expires_at": "2026-02-21T14:30:00Z",
    "auto_release": true
  }
}

Releasing Credentials

When you’re done with a credential:

From the dashboard: Click the release button on your active checkout
From pool detail: Click the unlock icon on the locked entry
Via API: POST /credpool/entries/{entry_id}/release
Automatically: Credentials auto-release after the max lock time expires

If you forget to release, the credential stays locked until the auto-release timer expires. Other team members will see it as unavailable during this time.

Exclusive vs Concurrent Mode

Mode	Behavior	Use Case
Exclusive (default)	One person at a time per credential. Checkout locks the entry.	Accounts that break with concurrent sessions
Concurrent	Multiple people can check out the same credential. No locking.	Read-only API keys, shared service accounts

Set the mode when creating a pool via the Allow concurrent usage toggle.

Credential Types

Credential types are reusable templates. Create them once, use across multiple pools.

Field Types

Type	Renders As	Example
`text`	Text input	Username, project key
`secret`	Password input (masked)	Passwords, tokens
`url`	URL input with validation	Instance URLs
`email`	Email input with validation	Service account emails
`number`	Numeric input	Port numbers
`textarea`	Multi-line text	SSH keys, certificates
`select`	Dropdown with options	Environment selector

Sensitive Fields

Fields marked sensitive are:

Masked in the UI (shown as dots until revealed)
Encrypted at rest alongside all other values
Never logged in the audit trail

Fields of type secret are automatically marked as sensitive. You can also mark text or textarea fields as sensitive for additional protection.

Admin Features

Active Locks

View all currently locked credentials across all pools. Useful for understanding team capacity and identifying forgotten checkouts.

Force Release

Product owners and admins can force-release a locked credential when:

A team member is unavailable and their credential is needed
A CI pipeline crashed without releasing its checkout

Audit Log

Every checkout and release is logged with:

Who checked out / released
When the action occurred
Which credential (pool + entry)
Action type: random checkout, specific checkout, release, force-release, auto-expired
IP address of the client

Encryption

All credential values are encrypted at rest using AES-256-GCM (authenticated encryption). Each entry uses a unique initialization vector (IV), so identical values produce different ciphertext. Values are only decrypted when returned during a checkout response.

API Reference

Credential Types

POST   /api/v1/products/{id}/credpool/types           # Create type
GET    /api/v1/products/{id}/credpool/types           # List types
GET    /api/v1/products/{id}/credpool/types/{id}      # Get type
PUT    /api/v1/products/{id}/credpool/types/{id}      # Update type
DELETE /api/v1/products/{id}/credpool/types/{id}      # Delete type

Pools

POST   /api/v1/products/{id}/credpool/pools           # Create pool
GET    /api/v1/products/{id}/credpool/pools           # List pools
GET    /api/v1/products/{id}/credpool/pools/{id}      # Get pool
PUT    /api/v1/products/{id}/credpool/pools/{id}      # Update pool
DELETE /api/v1/products/{id}/credpool/pools/{id}      # Delete pool

Entries

POST   /api/v1/products/{id}/credpool/pools/{id}/entries   # Add entry
GET    /api/v1/products/{id}/credpool/pools/{id}/entries   # List entries
PUT    /api/v1/products/{id}/credpool/entries/{id}         # Update entry
PATCH  /api/v1/products/{id}/credpool/entries/{id}/status  # Enable/disable
DELETE /api/v1/products/{id}/credpool/entries/{id}         # Delete entry

Checkout & Release

POST   /api/v1/products/{id}/credpool/pools/{id}/checkout         # Random checkout
POST   /api/v1/products/{id}/credpool/entries/{id}/checkout       # Specific checkout
POST   /api/v1/products/{id}/credpool/entries/{id}/release        # Release
GET    /api/v1/products/{id}/credpool/me/checkouts                # My checkouts

Admin

GET    /api/v1/products/{id}/credpool/admin/locks                        # Active locks
POST   /api/v1/products/{id}/credpool/admin/entries/{id}/force-release   # Force release
GET    /api/v1/products/{id}/credpool/admin/audit-log                    # Audit log
POST   /api/v1/products/{id}/credpool/admin/release-expired              # Cleanup expired

Get Started

Using OneTest

Settings

Resources

Why CredPool?

Core Concepts

Credential Types

Pools

Entries

Checkout / Release

Getting Started

Dashboard

Checking Out Credentials

Releasing Credentials

Exclusive vs Concurrent Mode

Credential Types

Field Types

Sensitive Fields

Admin Features

Active Locks

Force Release

Audit Log

Encryption

API Reference

Credential Types

Pools

Entries

Checkout & Release

Admin

What’s Next?

API Keys

Automation Coverage

Get Started

Using OneTest

Settings

Resources

​Why CredPool?

​Core Concepts

Credential Types

Pools

Entries

Checkout / Release

​Getting Started

​Dashboard

​Checking Out Credentials

​Releasing Credentials

​Exclusive vs Concurrent Mode

​Credential Types

​Field Types

​Sensitive Fields

​Admin Features

​Active Locks

​Force Release

​Audit Log

​Encryption

​API Reference

​Credential Types

​Pools

​Entries

​Checkout & Release

​Admin

​What’s Next?

API Keys

Automation Coverage

Why CredPool?

Core Concepts

Getting Started

Dashboard

Checking Out Credentials

Releasing Credentials

Exclusive vs Concurrent Mode

Credential Types

Field Types

Sensitive Fields

Admin Features

Active Locks

Force Release

Audit Log

Encryption

API Reference

Credential Types

Pools

Entries

Checkout & Release

Admin

What’s Next?