Configure Security settings

To configure Security settings

1. On the left navigation pane, expand AVEVA Historian, and select Security.

   

2. Under Historian Users, review the existing users and roles for this server. Make adjustments to the list as needed:

   • To create a new user account, click Create Users and then specify account details.

   • To add existing user accounts to this list, click Add Users and then select the account criteria to use.

   • If you don't need this account anymore, mark the Delete User check box.

3. If you have configured an AVEVA Identity Manager server, click Add External Groups.

   The Configure External Groups dialog appears. To configure external groups:

   1. The Identity Provider Node field is automatically populated with the address of the AVEVA Identity Manager server based on the System Management Server configuration. Click Get Groups. The Connect Groups dialog appears. Select the groups you want to add and click Add.

   2. The groups are retrieved from the AVEVA Identity Manager server and shown in the Connect Groups - Historian Role section. For each external group, select from the dropdown which Historian role the group will have.

   3. Select Save.

4. Under SQL Logins, do one of the following to ensure your SQL Server logins are secure:

   • If you want to keep using a default account listed, type a new password.

   • If you don't need this account, mark the Delete Account check box.

     Note: Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL) guidelines recommend against using automatically created users like aaUser and aaAdminUser with well-known or publicly documented passwords.
     When you migrate from an older version of the Historian Server, this area is populated with all preexisting SQL Server accounts and gives you the option to change account password and to delete unused accounts to ensure strong security for your system.