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. RootDatasourceMappingReportPropertyArchive Export Template Security Structure

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

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

10. SSN Group AGroup B Explicitly GrantedExplicitly Denied Deny Wins Group AGroup B Explicitly GrantedInherently Denied Explicit Wins

13. Two Levels of Enforcement Presentation layer Logic layer

14. 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

15. 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

16. Archives – Controls access to archived reports – Settings View Export Delete

17. Data Sources – Controls access to database connections – Settings Create Add mappings View connection settings

18. Mappings – Files/Table access – Settings View property and association metadata Create reports

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

20. Export Templates – Defines PDF format – Settings Use when exporting Change Delete

21. Function Definitions – Stored calculated columns – Settings Edit Delete

22. Troubleshooting Security Impersonate –M–Must be Informer Administrator Object Permissions –S–See what permissions a user has

23. Examples

24. Thank you! Any questions?