Security

Use this information about Netcool Configuration Manager to understand system security.

TACACS+ authentication
ITNCM - Base has an external authentication capability to pass the username and password supplied at login GUI (or through the API) to an external custom class for authentication. The external authentication mechanism used is TACACS+.
Configuring Netcool Configuration Manager to use Active Directory authentication
Netcool Configuration Manager has an Active Directory authentication capability. Effectively, this works by using the LDAP settings in the existing company setup.
Netcool Configuration Manager - Compliance security
Access management, device security, levels of user permission and security administration are explained. Instructions are also provided for the configuration of all functionality.
Change Compliance user names and passwords using the intellidenRmUser.sh script
Use the CLI to change user names and passwords.
Insufficient security
Within the ITNCM-Compliance application, users are bound by ITNCM - Base based permissions, such as the corrective actions they can trigger from the compliance violation queue.

Parent topic: Administering