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Introduction to Security
Manage user roles and security for Spectrum Spatial and Spectrum Spatial Analyst.
Security for the Technology Platform

Welcome
What is Spectrum Spatial?
Getting Started
Learn about Spectrum Spatial.
Administration
Configure, manage, monitor, troubleshoot, and tune the performance of your system.
Introduction to Security
Manage user roles and security for Spectrum Spatial and Spectrum Spatial Analyst.
- Managing Security
- Security for the Technology Platform
  - Security Model Overview
  - Users
    Spectrum Technology Platform user accounts control the types of actions users can perform on the system.
  - Roles
    Spectrum Technology Platform comes with these some predefined roles.
  - Limiting Server Directory Access
    You can browse the Spectrum Technology Platform server's folders when performing tasks that require them to select a file. For example, users can browse the server when selecting an input or output file in a source or sink stage in Spectrum Enterprise Designer.
  - Enable HTTPS in Spectrum
    By default the Spectrum Technology Platform server uses HTTP for communication with Spectrum Enterprise Designer, browser applications such as Spectrum Management Console and Metadata Insights, as well as for handling web service requests and API calls.
  - Web Service Authentication
    Spectrum Technology Platform web services require authentication with valid user credentials. There are two methods for authenticating: Basic authentication and authentication by token.
  - Using LDAP or Active Directory for Authentication
    Spectrum Technology Platform can be configured to use an LDAP or Active Directory server for authentication.
- Security for Spatial
- Security for Spatial Analyst
Resources and Data
Learn how to work with spatial and routing data using named resources.
Managing Spatial
Manage the Spectrum Spatial repository and Spectrum Spatial Analyst deployments using Spectrum Spatial Manager.
Development
Learn how to incorporate spatial and routing functionality into your solutions.
Stages
Learn about the spatial and routing stages available for dataflows in Spectrum Enterprise Designer.
Services
Learn how to access spatial and routing services from your applications.
Utilities
Take advantage of the productivity tools that Spectrum Spatial has for working with spatial data.
Reference
Information about Spatial Java properties, MapInfo SQL language, and closest arc snapping when calculating routes.

Security for the Technology Platform

The topics in this section cover the security model and procedures at the platform level that pertain to all modules.