About Open Security
Open Security is an Actuate Server Integration Technology that supports externalizing user registration and properties management to another system.
Using Open Security, developers use the Report Server Security Extension (RSSE) to create an interface to an external security source, such as a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server. Using the interface, iHub retrieves information from the external security source to control access to the Encyclopedia volume. Developers create an interface to the Encyclopedia volume that performs various levels of security integration based on an external security source.
You need to understand the following terms associated with the application:
Authentication
The process of verifying user login information. A user sends the login information to authenticate the user’s identity. For example, a password confirms that the user is entitled to use a particular user ID. More complex authentication mechanisms include a smart card that a user must run through a reader, a digital certificate, or biometric data such as a fingerprint.
Authorization
The process of determining whether an authenticated user is allowed to access a particular resource. For example, iHub determines whether a user has the right to access a particular item in an Encyclopedia volume.