IBM Cognos components can be configured to use the Microsoft windows operating system native security i.e. NT LAN Manager (NTLM) as the authentication source.
Step 01) Open IBM Cognos Configuration on the machine where Content Manager(CM) is installed. In the Explorer window, under Security, right-click Authentication, and click New resource, Namespace.
Step 02) In the Name box, type a name of your authentication namespace. In the Type list, choose NTLM and click OK.
Step 03) The new authentication provider resource appears in the Explorer window, under the Authentication component. In the Properties window for the NamespaceID property, specify a unique identifier for the namespace ID. Specify the values for all other required properties to ensure that IBM Cognos components can locate and use your existing authentication provider. Here ENT is taken as NTLM domain name.
Step 04) From the File menu, click Save. Test the connection to a new namespace. In the Explorer window under Authentication, right-click on myNTLM and click Test.
Step 05) Open Cognos Gateway URI in a web browser. It should prompt for authentication. The credentials used for windows machine authentication will work here.
Step 01) Open IBM Cognos Configuration on the machine where Content Manager(CM) is installed. In the Explorer window, under Security, right-click Authentication, and click New resource, Namespace.
Step 02) In the Name box, type a name of your authentication namespace. In the Type list, choose NTLM and click OK.
Step 03) The new authentication provider resource appears in the Explorer window, under the Authentication component. In the Properties window for the NamespaceID property, specify a unique identifier for the namespace ID. Specify the values for all other required properties to ensure that IBM Cognos components can locate and use your existing authentication provider. Here ENT is taken as NTLM domain name.
Step 04) From the File menu, click Save. Test the connection to a new namespace. In the Explorer window under Authentication, right-click on myNTLM and click Test.
Step 05) Open Cognos Gateway URI in a web browser. It should prompt for authentication. The credentials used for windows machine authentication will work here.
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