Security Strategy
Now that we have connected various data sources and developed the data model, it is time to think about the security.
Qlik Sense provides a solid security mechanism which helps to restrict access to the Qlik Sense at various levels. Qlik Sense provides the security mainly at four levels:
- Network security: Provides a secure communication channel between the user and server
- Server security by providing access to Qlik resources only to authorized users through QMC
- Process security by providing role based access to make sure proper testing is done for development
- App security by providing the row and column level data reduction through section access
Let us understand the server security and how Qlik does authentication:
Authentication: Qlik Sense server uses inbuilt proxy and virtual proxy as a gate keeper to allow only the authenticated user to enter Qlik Sense and access the Qlik resources. This gate keeper can be configured as per the requirement to authenticate the users by...