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Security Manager

The Security Manager displays all security information for a repository. You can use the Security Manager to configure users and groups, synchronize LDAP users and groups, set access privileges on objects such as tables and columns, set filters on information, and set up a managed query environment in which you have a great deal of control over when users can access data.

NOTE:  For information about configuring security for Siebel Analytics applications, see Siebel Analytics Installation and Configuration Guide. However, you should read this section first to gain an understanding about the basics of security and setting up authentication.

The Siebel Analytics Server and Web client support industry-standard security for login and password encryption. When an end user enters a login and password in the Web browser, the Siebel Analytics Server uses the Hyper Text Transport Protocol Secure (HTTPS) standard to send the information to a secure port on the Web server. From the Web server, the information is passed through ODBC to the Siebel Analytics Server, using Triple DES (Data Encryption Standard). This provides an extremely high level of security (168 bit), preventing unauthorized users from accessing data or analytics metadata.

At the database level, administrators can implement database security and authentication. Finally, a proprietary key-based encryption provides security to prevent unauthorized users from accessing the Analytics metadata repository.

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 Siebel Analytics Server Administration Guide 
 Published: 23 June 2003