Understanding Database Authentication - Intergraph Smart 3D - Installation & Upgrade

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11 (2016)

Smart 3D can communicate with the databases using either Windows authentication or a single database user login. No matter which authentication method you choose to use for database access, user permissions to Smart 3D as defined in Project Management is still based on the Windows OS user logged into the computer.

Windows Authentication

The Windows authentication method uses Windows users to control access to the databases. Users must be added to the Windows domain, added to the database user access control (SQL Server Security logins for example), and added to permission groups in Project Management.

Database User

The database user method uses user names and passwords defined in Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server to control access to the databases. We recommend that you create two database users, one user for administrative access and one user for general users.

If you choose to use the database user method, you must create database login ini files. The ini files contain the database server name, user name, and password Smart 3D is to use to connect to the databases. For more information, see Create Database Login ini File.

After the ini files are created, you must define the location of the ini file on each computer. For more information, see Database Authentication Settings.