Security tools and procedures
Security administrators use a combination of component
and Content Cortex tools to
carry out security configurations.
Table of security procedures and
the Content Cortex tools used
to carry out the procedure.
| To do this... | Use this tool... | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Define users and groups. | The resources of your directory server. | Users and groups reside in the directory service of your authentication provider, and are cached on Content Platform Engine servers. |
| Add users and groups to object stores, classes, and security policies. | Administration Console for Content Platform Engine | |
| Define security policies. | New Security Policy wizard, in Administration Console for Content Platform Engine | In Administration Console for Content Platform Engine, use the Security Policy Wizard. To assign the security policy to a document class you must use Administration Console for Content Platform Engine. |
| Assign access rights to workflow queues and rosters. | Administration Console for Content Platform Engine | |
| Create document classes and folders, configure folders to serve as security parents to contained documents. | Administration Console for Content Platform Engine | By default, all users can create top-level folders. As the administrator, you can modify the root folder's security if you wish to prevent users from creating top-level folders. |