Overview to authentication

You can configure the IBM® Cognos® TM1® server to use a specific authentication mode to control user login access.

By default, when you install the Cognos TM1 server it is configured to use the standard Cognos TM1 authentication.

After you install the Cognos TM1 server, you can change the authentication method by changing the parameters in the TM1 configuration files.

Table 1. Cognos TM1 server authentication methods
Authentication Methods	Description
TM1 Authentication	Cognos TM1 server asks you for a user name and password, and validates the login information against the security cube login information.
Integrated Login	Microsoft Windows performs the Cognos TM1 authentication.
LDAP Authentication	Cognos TM1 server asks you for a user name and password, and validates the login information against an external LDAP server.
IBM Cognos Security	The Cognos TM1 server authenticates users using IBM Cognos security.