Authentication in TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services

Spotfire Statistics Services uses user properties, Active Directory (AD), or LDAP to authenticate users. Whether Spotfire Statistics Services checks for credentials depends on the authentication property settings.

Determine authentication setting
Spotfire Statistics Services uses user properties, Active Directory (AD), or LDAP to authenticate users. Whether Spotfire Statistics Services checks for credentials depends on the authentication property settings.
Active Directory properties
You can use Active Directory (AD) to authenticate users for Spotfire Statistics Services. The AD configuration properties are contained in the file ldap.properties. Set these properties if you intend to use AD to authenticate users.
LDAP authentication implementation
As currently implemented for Spotfire Statistics Services, LDAP authentication has two steps.
LDAP properties
You can use LDAP to authenticate users for Spotfire Statistics Services. The LDAP configuration properties are contained in the file ldap.properties. Set these properties if you intend to use LDAP to authenticate users.
Configuring LDAPS
If you are using an SSL connection, you can configure Spotfire Statistics Services to use LDAPS.
SSL configuration
If you need to configure a secure socket layer (SSL) for a stand-alone installation or a single-Manager cluster installation of Spotfire Statistics Services, you can follow Apache Tomcat documented processes.