Securing the system

Independent of the Helix Server architecture you use, secure communication is guaranteed both with respect to communication between clients and servers as well as communication between servers.

  • User authentications can be done using passwords or tickets, and the strength of the password can be defined by an administrator. Users can be authenticated against an Active Directory or LDAP server, or against an internal Helix Server user database.
  • Communication between clients and servers can be secured using the SSL protocol, which you specify when connecting to the server.
  • Communication between servers can be secured using a trust file and by setting permissions for the service users that own the different servers in the environment.

In addition to user authentication, digital assets are further secured by a protection scheme to prevent unauthorized access. Protections determine which Helix Server commands can be run, on which files, by whom, and from which host. This scheme provides the finest grained control possible.

For more information on security, see the Helix Core Server Administrator Guide and the Helix Core Server Administrator Guide.