User Directory Options

Spotfire features the following user directory sources for authentication. Users and groups can also be provisioned through several types of APIs, including SOAP and SCIM.

User directory sources


User directory source	Description
Spotfire database	Users are stored in a database and managed using the Spotfire administrative tools.
Windows NT	Legacy. Users are managed in a Windows NT domain. Note: This option does not apply to Linux installations.
LDAP	Users (and groups, optionally) are managed in an LDAP server (such as Active Directory) and are synchronized with Spotfire database.

Groups and user API, commands


API	Description
Java	`PostAuthenticationFilter` (See the API reference for more information.) Can be specified by the command-line command config-post-auth-filter.
SOAP Web Service	Listed under APIs and Extension Points. See Package com.spotfire.ws.pub for more information.
SCIM group management	Introduced in Spotfire 11.5.0. Used to synchronize users, groups, or group memberships, from one provider to another, by using the System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) standard APIs. See Configure Spotfire for cross-domain identity management for more information.
Command-line commands	The command-line commands `import-users` and `import-groups` are used to import users or groups (respectively) into the user directory.

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User Directory Options

Spotfire features the following user directory sources for authentication. Users and groups can also be provisioned through several types of APIs, including SOAP and SCIM.

User directory sources


User directory source	Description
Spotfire database	Users are stored in a database and managed using the Spotfire administrative tools.
Windows NT	Legacy. Users are managed in a Windows NT domain. Note: This option does not apply to Linux installations.
LDAP	Users (and groups, optionally) are managed in an LDAP server (such as Active Directory) and are synchronized with Spotfire database.

Groups and user API, commands


API	Description
Java	`PostAuthenticationFilter` (See the API reference for more information.) Can be specified by the command-line command config-post-auth-filter.
SOAP Web Service	Listed under APIs and Extension Points. See Package com.spotfire.ws.pub for more information.
SCIM group management	Introduced in Spotfire 11.5.0. Used to synchronize users, groups, or group memberships, from one provider to another, by using the System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) standard APIs. See Configure Spotfire for cross-domain identity management for more information.
Command-line commands	The command-line commands `import-users` and `import-groups` are used to import users or groups (respectively) into the user directory.