Configuring security
The Security pages allow the administrator to manage security roles, access to objects, specify security filters, define password policies, browse logs, synchronize the database, specify password policies, and perform other security maintenance actions.
BIRT Analytics Administration provides the following security pages, as shown in Figure 1‑6:
*Security role management
Create, modify, or delete a security role and configure permissions in the BIRT Analytics system.
*Access permissions on objects
Create, modify, or delete a security group or access control list (ACL), and manage privileges over database objects.
*Security filters
Create, modify, or delete a security filter to limit the access to data stored in a database.
*Profiles
Create, modify, or delete a profile, which is a set of roles, security groups, and security filters assigned to a user.
*Define sensitive data
Specify sensitive data columns for audit.
*Synchronize
Synchronize the application database with the BIRT Analytics Engine repository.
*Remove temporary information
Remove all temporary files and records used by the application.
*Password policies
Define the rules to use in specifying a user password.
Figure 1‑6 BIRT Analytics security options
The following sections provide more information on these security options.