Security

ActiveSpaces security is based on the security features of TIBCO FTL.

The following security features are provided and must be used together:

• Transport encryption
• Authentication and authorization

Transport encryption is used to encrypt any network communication between the processes of your data grid to protect that communication from packet sniffing. For more information, see Enabling Transport Encryption on a Data Grid.

TIBCO recommends that you configure a secure data grid with transport encryption and authentication and authorization.

Authentication and authorization use usernames and passwords to authenticate the users of the data grid and prevent unwanted users from accessing the data grid. When authentication and authorization are enabled, each ActiveSpaces process authenticates itself to a secure realm service by using the password files credentials.

For more information, see Authentication and Authorization.