Setting up administration security

Control the actions that users can perform on an integration node or integration server, and its resources.

About this task

You can enable administration security and specify the required authorization mode for an integration node or integration server by using the mqsichangeauthmode command or in the node.conf.yaml or server.conf.yaml configuration file. When you have activated administration security, grant users or groups the required permissions to complete their tasks.

You can grant permissions to users of the web user interface by associating the web user account with a predefined role. For more information, see Role-based security and Managing web user accounts.

Procedure

To set up administration security for an integration node or integration server, complete the following steps:

  1. Enable administration security and set the required authorization mode.
    For more information, see Enabling administration security.
  2. Control access to the administration interfaces by using the authentication capabilities that are provided with IBM App Connect Enterprise.
    For more information, see Authenticating users for administration and Managing web user accounts.
  3. Set the appropriate permissions to authorize users to complete specific tasks.
    For more information, see Authorizing users for administration.