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About DSE Advanced Security
Security FAQs
Security checklists
Securing the environment
Configuring DSE Unified Authentication
Connecting to authentication enabled clusters
Managing roles
Authorizing access to database resources
Auditing activity
Transparent data encryption
Configuring SSL
Dynamically set LDAP Authenticator Connection Search Password

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DataStax 5.1 Security Guide

About DSE Advanced Security
An overview of DataStax Enterprise security features.
Security FAQs
DataStax Enterprise security features frequently asked questions.
Security checklists
Lists of security measures required for protecting a DataStax Enterprise database.
Securing the environment
To fully protect your data, ensure that your network is secure and temporary files are secure.
Configuring DSE Unified Authentication
Detailed steps to set up authentication and authorization in a DataStax Enterprise environment.
- About DSE Unified Authentication
  Describes supported authentication and authorization methods.
- Setting security keyspaces replication factors
  Prerequisite, increase replication factors (RF) for security keyspaces which manage authentication and authorization to prevent lockouts and ensure consistency across the cluster.
- Setting up Kerberos
  DataStax Enterprise authentication with Kerberos protocol uses tickets to prove identity for nodes that communicate over non-secure networks.
- Enabling DSE Unified Authentication
  Steps to enable and configure the DSE Unified Authentication.
- Configuring JMX authentication
  Enable JMX authentication for connections from the localhost or a remote host.
- Managing credentials, role, and permissions cache settings
  Change the amount of time and refresh rate for the credentials, role, and permissions cache.
Connecting to authentication enabled clusters
Setting up local or DSE managed JMX user authentication.
Managing roles
Manage access to database objects using role-based access control (RBAC).
Authorizing access to database resources
Configure roles and assign permissions to manage access to database resources for authenticated users.
Auditing activity
Information about enabling and configuring data auditing in DataStax Enterprise.
Transparent data encryption
Configure transparent data encryption (TDE) on sensitive data stored in tables and in configuration files.
Configuring SSL
Securing data inflight for DataStax Enterprise components.
Dynamically set LDAP Authenticator Connection Search Password
Dynamically set LDAP Authenticator Connection Search Password.

Configuring DSE Unified Authentication

Detailed steps to set up authentication and authorization in a DataStax Enterprise environment.

About DSE Unified Authentication
Describes supported authentication and authorization methods.
Setting security keyspaces replication factors
Prerequisite, increase replication factors (RF) for security keyspaces which manage authentication and authorization to prevent lockouts and ensure consistency across the cluster.
Setting up Kerberos
DataStax Enterprise authentication with Kerberos protocol uses tickets to prove identity for nodes that communicate over non-secure networks.
Enabling DSE Unified Authentication
Steps to enable and configure the DSE Unified Authentication.
Configuring JMX authentication
Enable JMX authentication for connections from the localhost or a remote host.
Managing credentials, role, and permissions cache settings
Change the amount of time and refresh rate for the credentials, role, and permissions cache.

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