Your first security step is to set up your MDM infrastructure:
the MDM database, the application server, communications, operating-system
access, and LDAP integration.
About this task
Depending on your MDM environment and requirements, you might
not have to perform all the steps.
Procedure
- For the operating systems, configure privileges. You
set up the operating system before you install InfoSphere® MDM. For example, create operating-system user names that map
to the applicable read, write, and execute access for the directories
where InfoSphere MDM is
installed.
- For user security, configure user authentication and encryption
for the operational server, the MDM database, source systems, and
clients. The installation programs create initial users
in the application server. Also, you can use InfoSphere Guardium for
some configuration.
- For LDAP environments, configure how the application server
uses your LDAP user registry.
- For the application server and the operational server,
configure the security settings for gateway security devices (firewalls),
ports, cookies, session security, and identity propagation. The application
server includes libraries for programmatic password encryption.
- For SSL and cryptographic communications, configure the
keys, certifications, and FIPS. Optionally, configure how InfoSphere MDM interacts
within a virtual private network (VPN).
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management, Version 11.3