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Informer Security

Informer Security. PRESENTER : Tim Nicholson | tim@entrinsik.com | March 5-6, 2012. Secure All Areas of Informer Reports Informer-based Native SQL System controls and settings Archives Data sources (databases) Mappings (files/tables) Properties (fields/columns) Export Templates

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Informer Security

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  1. Informer Security PRESENTER: Tim Nicholson | tim@entrinsik.com | March 5-6, 2012

  2. Secure All Areas of Informer • Reports • Informer-based • Native SQL • System controls and settings • Archives • Data sources (databases) • Mappings (files/tables) • Properties (fields/columns) • Export Templates • Row-level security • Dashboards

  3. Groups and Users • Local • LDAP • Combination

  4. Adding Users

  5. Adding Groups

  6. Adding Users to Groups

  7. Security Structure

  8. Root • PERSON • SSN • Root • PAYROLL Deny All Files Grant All Files General Users Power Users Grant Deny Deny

  9. Conflict • User in more than one group • Same level • Explicit overrides inherited • Deny overrides Grant

  10. SSN

  11. Two Levels of Enforcement • Presentation layer • Logic layer

  12. System Settings • Controls access to system settings • Admins only?? • Settings • Maintain groups and users • Maintain LDAP settings • Edit system settings • Create export templates • Manage user fields • View all reports • Maintain all schedules

  13. Reports • Controls what users and groups can do with reports shared to them • Settings • Launch • Schedule • View definition • Share • Make personal copy • Export • Archive • Live Excel • Edit, copy or delete • Lock • Manage tags • Use database commands (TCL/ECL or SQL Where clause) • Native Reporting • Edit • Run

  14. Archives • Controls access to archived reports • Settings • View • Export • Delete

  15. Data Sources • Controls access to database connections • Settings • Create • Add mappings • View connection settings

  16. Mappings • Files/Table access • Settings • View property and association metadata • Create reports

  17. Properties • Fields/Columns • Default grant or deny access to properties • Settings • View in a report column • Use in report criteria

  18. Export Templates • Defines PDF format • Settings • Use when exporting • Change • Delete PDF

  19. Function Definitions • Stored calculated columns • Settings • Edit • Delete

  20. Troubleshooting Security • Impersonate • Must be Informer Administrator • Object Permissions • See what permissions a user has

  21. Examples

  22. Thank you! Any questions?

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