Configure Security

IBM® Cognos® Controller can provide security by using native security, by integrating with an existing security infrastructure to provide user authentication, or by using Windows authentication. IBM Cognos Controller can secure content by using the user and group definitions from your security system, without any changes required. A Cognos namespace is included to provide the optional ability to define additional groups for securing content. These groups can simplify security administration by including users and groups from one or more authentication providers.

IBM Cognos Controller also provides an authorization facility for assigning permissions to users defined in the authentication provider. It also provides a standard certificate authority (CA) for setting up encryption. Enhanced capabilities are available separately from Cognos, an IBM company.

If you intend to set up security for IBM Cognos Controller, it should be the first thing you do after installation Configuring Authenticated Access.