Combination of LDAP and Spotfire database authentication
You can combine authentication towards an external user directory (such as LDAP directory or a Windows NT domain) with adding users manually to the Spotfire database.
This can enable users to access Spotfire even though they are not part of the external user directory. For example, there may be temporary users that you do not want to add to the LDAP directory, or you may want to ensure that administrators can access Spotfire if the connection to the LDAP directory is lost. These users will be added to the same domain as the users created in Spotfire.
This feature is enabled by default. For information on how to disable
this feature, see
Preventing administrators from adding local users
when using LDAP.
Note: If you switch from
Spotfire
database authentication to LDAP authentication, all users remaining in the
Spotfire
database will still have access to
Spotfire.
- Preventing administrators from adding local users when using LDAP
You can prevent administrator from adding local users to the Spotfire database when authenticating towards an external directory.
Parent topic: User name and password authentication methods