
Establishing Online Security
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Establishing Online Security
Description If security is desired, a panel-driven online security facility provides
security for the Online Manager by performing the following tasks:
Allows online catalog management functions and some
BIM-EPIC system functions to be restricted to specific users
Allows multiple users to inherit (model) an individual set of
security attributes.
Provides a set of security defaults for users who are not defined to
BIM-EPIC online security
Securing the
Online Manager
Defining a security profile for every potential user at a large site can be a
tedious task. Online Manager security minimizes this effort by allowing
flexible combinations for global defaults, group modeling, and unique
individual profiles. For example, one site may want to grant wide system
access and restrict only a few users, while another site may want
widespread restrictions and limited user access. Each combination is
easily accomplished using Online Manager security.
The initial setting for Online Manager is unsecured. However, global
security defaults can be modified as needed. A default security profile,
$DEFSEC, automatically governs all unsecured users. Users with security
system access can use a non–modifiable unsecured profile, $EPIC, as a
model for adding new profiles. The first time you modify a profile that
was modeled on another profile, the modified profile becomes
independent. However, if you modify any profile on which other profiles
are modeled, the changes are inherited by the other profiles. This allows
you to create any combination of independent and related security
profiles.
Planning
Security
When using the Online Manager security system, consider the following:
The online security profile names that you create must follow the
convention appropriate for your operating environment. For
example, if you are running BIM-EPIC under BIM-FAQS/ASO,
user IDs defined for BIM-EPIC security must be known to
BIM-FAQS/ASO.
You should always reserve exclusive security system access for
your security administrator. Secure $DEFSEC against security
system access.
You should determine if the global default settings are adequate
for most users or whether you need a number of different security
profiles for specific users or groups of users. For example, you
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