Security of Monitoring Data
TIBCO FTL components and clients can secure monitoring data and log data using TLS.
If your enterprise uses secure FTL servers, then data is secure as it travels from client to FTL server, and then to subscribers.
However, TIBCO makes no assertions about the security of third-party components, such as InfluxDB or Grafana.
FTL Server
A secure FTL server uses a secure TCP transport to communicate with its clients. TLS secures the heartbeat messages that carry monitoring data and log data from clients to the FTL server.
A secure FTL server can secure the monitoring stream and logging stream using TLS.
See "Secure FTL Servers" in TIBCO FTL Administration.
Monitoring Gateway
The monitoring gateway (tibmongateway) supports TLS to secure its client connection to a secure FTL server. Administrators must supply appropriate command line arguments when starting the gateway.
InfluxDB
The monitoring gateway can secure its connection InfluxDB. For details, see "Securing InfluxDB" in TIBCO FTL Security.