What type of authentication does MicroStrategy 8 use?
• Standard user name and passwords: Stored in the MicroStrategy metadata and encrypted at 160-bits • Database Pass-through: use user name and password security from the databases. This is very convenient when user communities already exist in database tables. • Windows Authentication • LDAP or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol systems such as Microsoft Active Directory, Novell or SunOne • Integrated with Single Sign-on products such as Netegrity or Oblix 21. Can MicroStrategy 8 automatically generate full BI application documentation? Yes. The documentation covers every object such as reports, filters, metrics, database mappings, their definitions, where they are used, and their dependencies with other object – every aspect of the BI application. Conveniently, the documentation is in HTML so it can be posted on a website for use by the entire user population. Also, since it is in HTML, users can quickly navigate through it using hypertext links.
