Security

Managing users, project security levels, and SSL.

Topics	Knowledge Checks	IU Learning Links	Manual Learning Links
User Sources	Configure User Sources of various types and describe their differences. Manage Users and Roles.	User Profiles	User Sources Managing Users and Roles
Identity Providers	Configure different authentication strategies, describe their differences, and know when some cannot be used.	Identity Providers	Identity Provider Authentication Strategy Configuring Identity Providers
Security Levels	Configure and maintain a Security Level hierarchy to manage system-wide permissions.	Identity Providers Shared Security	Security Levels
Security Zones	Understand Security Zones, their configuration, and their relationship to Security Levels.	Gateway Level Security	Security Zones
SSL	Recognize what network connections to and from the Gateway can be encrypted using SSL and where to configure it.	Gateway Level Security	Secure Communication (SSL/TLS)
Project Security	Understand the differences between Service Security, Project Properties, and Component Security and where each fits into Ignition’s system-wide security strategy. Configure security throughout the various levels of a Project. Use the System Library and Expression Functions to implement security.	Designer Security Vision Client Security Perspective Session Security	Security Project Security in the Designer Security in Vision Security in Perspective