Configure HCD Unified Authentication

Topics detailing setting up authentication and authorization in a Hyper-Converged Database (HCD) environment.


About DSE Unified Authentication

Describes supported authentication and authorization methods.

Configure the security keyspaces replication factors

Increase replication factors (RF) for security keyspaces, which manage authentication and authorization to prevent lockouts and ensure consistency across the cluster.

Enable DSE Unified Authentication

Steps to enable and configure the DSE Unified Authentication.

Configure JMX authentication

Enable JMX authentication for connections from the localhost or a remote host.

Configure cache settings

Change the amount of time and refresh rate for the role and permissions cache.

Secure schema information

Limit access to tables that contain schema and operation data.

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