Configuring administrative security

During installation, all components default to the primary administrative credentials that you provide. These default values provide basic security, but to enhance the security of your installation, configure the various components of IBM® Business Process Manager with appropriate security identities.

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When you create an IBM Business Process Manager profile and keep Enable administrative security selected, you are prompted for a user name. This identity is used as a default for all underlying components. Configure these identities after you create profiles to further enhance your security

Several components of IBM Business Process Manager use authentication aliases. These aliases are used to authenticate the runtime component for access to databases and messaging engines. You can modify these aliases on the Business Integration Security page of the administrative console.

  • Starting and stopping the server
    When administrative security is enabled, you must provide the appropriate user name and password to stop the server. The server will start without authentication, however, that authentication is required to access the administrative console.
  • Administrative security roles
    Several administrative security roles are provided as part of the IBM Business Process Manager installation.
Parent topic: Configuring administrative and application security