Security configuration
After you install IBM® Cognos® TM1®, you can configure the specific authentication and security modes that you want to use.
This section describes authentication and data transmission security which are considered part of the overall installation and configuration process. The steps for user, group, and object security are typically done after the initial installation and configuration process and are described in separate documentation.
Authentication security
Authentication or login security configuration includes selecting the type of login security that will control user access to the different Cognos TM1 components.
Data transmission security
Security configuration includes optionally configuring Cognos TM1 to use SSL for secure data transmission.
User and Group security
Cognos TM1 manages security by organizing TM1 users into groups. TM1 includes a set of three predefined administrative groups and also allows you to create your own custom groups. Users can belong to one or multiple groups.
For information about configuring user and group security, see the IBM Cognos TM1 Operation Guide.
Object security
Another level of Cognos TM1 security is object security. This type of security allows you to control access to the specific TM1 objects in your data model, but it is not configured during the initial installation and configuration process.
For more information about the procedures required to set security for Cognos TM1 objects, see the IBM Cognos TM1 Developer Guide.