Security Feature Highlights

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The following are the highlights of TDV security features:

• Passwords sent by JDBC and ODBC to TDV are encrypted.

• Passwords passed between TDV components are encrypted.

• Passwords in HTTP/SOAP headers for administrative functions are encrypted.

• All communication between TDV and Studio can be encrypted using SSL/HTTPS. The default TLS version will default to the highest supported version that is negotiated between TDV and Studio (Examples: Java 8 defaults to TLS v1.2 and Java 11 defaults to TLS v1.3).

• WSS Web service client security is supported.

• TDV to data source SSL is supported with or without Web Service client authentication where permitted.

• Passwords in metadata are encrypted.

• Passwords for LDAP and dynamic domain users are encrypted or not stored.

• Support for case-sensitive user login for external LDAP is supported.

• Options to include or exclude encrypted user passwords, repository passwords, LDAP, and data source passwords in export files.

• DBA password for the repository is not stored.

• Repository password and the repository connection with TDV are encrypted.

• Passwords are not shown in the log files.

For information on how administrators can delegate administrator rights, add LDAP users to a TDV group, and grant/revoke access privileges on TDV resources, see the TDV Administration Guide.