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Analytics Security Manager

Oracle's Siebel Analytics 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 for 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:  You should read this section to understand the basics about security and setting up authentication. After reading this section, see details about configuring security for Siebel Business Analytics applications in Siebel Business Analytics Applications Installation and Administration Guide.

The 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 Analytics Server uses the Hyper Text Transport Protocol Secure (HTTPS) standard to send the information to a secure port on the Siebel Business Analytics Web server. From the Siebel Business Analytics Web Server, the information is passed through ODBC to the Analytics Server, using Triple DES (Data Encryption Standard). This provides a high level of security (168 bit), preventing unauthorized users from accessing data or Siebel Business 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 Siebel Business Analytics metadata repository.

This section includes the following topics:

• Working with Users
• Working with Groups
• Importing Users and Groups from LDAP