Authentication and Authorization
All file transfers are executed under the authority of the user that executed the transfer:
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Initiator Transfers
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Responder Transfers
Initiator Transfers
For transfers initiated by TIBCO MFT Platform Server for UNIX:
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The user ID of the user initiating the transfer
For transfers initiated by TIBCO MFT Command Center:
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The user ID/password sent by Command Center
Responder Transfers
For transfers initiated by a Platform Server partner:
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When the
CyberResp
daemon is executing under root, the transfer executes under the transfer credentials sent by the initiator, or under the User ID defined in responder profiles. See Password Management: Responder Profiles for more information. -
When the
CyberResp
daemon is executing under a non-root account, transfers run under theCyberResp
UID.
For TLS and TLS Tunnel requests, the user associated with the certificate. For information on certificate authentication, see the "SSL Authorization File" section in TIBCO® Managed File Transfer Platform Server for UNIX Installation and Operation Guide and the "SSL Authentication" section in TIBCO® Managed File Transfer Platform Server for UNIX User's Guide.
For more information on passwords and authentication, see the "Password Management" section of this document.