Preface

This document provides guidance and recommendations on installing, configuring, and managing the Empirica Signal software and its system components securely. This document does not provide step-by-step procedures for performing a secure installation; rather, it is intended as a supplement to the instructions already provided in the Empirica Signal Installation Guide and user documentation.

The preface includes the following sections:

• Audience

• Documentation accessibility

• Related documents

• Conventions

Audience

This document is intended for database administrators, Empirica Signal site administrators, IT administrators, and others whose responsibility is to perform the following:

• Install and configure the Empirica Signal software and its system components securely.

• Create security policies and develop best practices to regulate and monitor safety data usage.

• Create and manage user accounts, passwords, roles, and permissions.

• Monitor user activity for inappropriate or unauthorized actions or data misuse.

This document assumes that you have an understanding of operating system and database concepts, and have experience using the software tools described.

Documentation accessibility

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Access to Oracle support

Oracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=info or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs if you are hearing impaired.

Related documents

For more information, see the following documents in the Oracle Health Sciences Empirica Signal Release 8.0 documentation set:

• Oracle Health Sciences Empirica Signal and Topics User Guide

• Oracle Health Sciences Empirica Topics Reporting and Oracle Business Intelligence Configuration Guide

• Oracle Health Sciences Empirica Signal Installation Guide

• Oracle Health Sciences Empirica Signal Release Notes

• Oracle Health Sciences Empirica Signal Known Issues

• Oracle Health Sciences Empirica Signal Third Party Licenses and Notices

• Oracle Health Sciences Empirica Topics API Guide

Conventions

The following text conventions are used in this document:

Convention	Meaning
boldface	Boldface type indicates graphical user interface elements associated with an action, or terms defined in text or the glossary.
italic	Italic type indicates book titles, emphasis, or placeholder variables for which you supply particular values.
monospace	Monospace type indicates commands within a paragraph, URLs, code in examples, text that appears on the screen, or text that you enter.