Windows operating system security

To log on to AVEVA Historian as a client, the first thing a user must be able to do is to log on to the operating system on their computer. For the Windows operating system, a valid user account, consisting of a login ID (username) and password, is required to log on to the computer.

SQL Server also requires authentication in order for clients to connect to it. You can use either Windows authentication or SQL Server authentication. For more information, see SQL Server security.