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Informer Security PRESENTER: Tim Nicholson | tim@entrinsik.com | March 5-6, 2012
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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
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Groups and Users – Local – LDAP – Combination
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Adding Users
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Adding Groups
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Adding Users to Groups
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RootDatasourceMappingReportPropertyArchive Export Template Security Structure
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Root PERSON Deny All Files Grant SSN Deny General Users Power Users Root PAYROLL Grant All Files Deny
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Conflict User in more than one group Same level –E–Explicit overrides inherited –D–Deny overrides Grant
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SSN Group AGroup B Explicitly GrantedExplicitly Denied Deny Wins Group AGroup B Explicitly GrantedInherently Denied Explicit Wins
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Two Levels of Enforcement Presentation layer Logic layer
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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
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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
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Archives – Controls access to archived reports – Settings View Export Delete
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Data Sources – Controls access to database connections – Settings Create Add mappings View connection settings
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Mappings – Files/Table access – Settings View property and association metadata Create reports
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Properties – Fields/Columns – Default grant or deny access to properties – Settings View in a report column Use in report criteria
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Export Templates – Defines PDF format – Settings Use when exporting Change Delete
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Function Definitions – Stored calculated columns – Settings Edit Delete
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Troubleshooting Security Impersonate –M–Must be Informer Administrator Object Permissions –S–See what permissions a user has
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Examples
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Thank you! Any questions?
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