Report data security in IBM Cognos Analytics Reports

All compiled and compressed versions of IBM® Cognos® Analytics reports are encrypted and stored locally in the mobile encrypted database of the mobile device. These reports can be read or otherwise interpreted only by the IBM Cognos Analytics Reports client application.

You can use lease key technology to set an expiry time for report data that is stored on the mobile device. After the expiry time, the report data cannot be accessed on the device until the device can reestablish communications with the server, and the user is able to re-authenticate with the server.

If a device PIN is configured on an iOS device, Cognos Analytics Reports encrypts the manually imported Cognos active reports that are stored on the device. This feature applies to active reports that are manually imported through email, iTunes, or a file server.