FileNet P8 security

This Help section is written for system and security administrators. It explains the security features, behavior, and tools that provide the security context for your FileNet P8 installation. This context includes a combination of security features that are inherent to FileNet P8 and to the application servers and directory services that it supports.

The security of your FileNet P8 installation is provided by several important components. How these components relate to each other is explained in the Security overview topic.

The procedures for installing and initially configuring for authentication and authorization are explained in the FileNet P8 Platform Installation and Upgrade Guide . This “FileNet P8 security” section, especially the Directory service provider integration topic, provides reference information for the installation process. In addition, the Users and groups required by FileNet P8 Platform topic provides a detailed reference for all the user and group accounts required by the installation process. Once your system is installed, you must design and implement a security model that fills the needs of your site and any customized applications. To do this, you should have a good understanding of how users are authenticated to access FileNet P8 and how the product goes about securing stored objects (for example, documents, folders, and events).

There are security-related topics in other FileNet P8 Help sections, especially: