Authentication and Security

When do I need to authenticate?

The very first time you activate a DataView you will have to provide your login and password details if the parent DataSource requires authentication.

Every time you provide login and password details to connect to a DataSource, BimSens will save this credentials for later reuse.

Is it Safe?

The credentials are saved encrypted, per user and per application (viewers), i.e.:

If another Windows user logs onto a machine where your credentials are saved he will not be able to see or use them
You will have to enter you credentials once for each viewer in which you load a DataSource

CREDENTIALS SECURITY

By default, credentials are encrypted and saved independently from BimSens configuration files. They cannot be shared.

However, third party DataSource provider can choose to save your details in plain text as part of the configuration files. In doubt, check the bsxc file.

Note that in its latest release, professional versions of BimSens apply generic encryption to the entire bsxc file in addition of the optional encryption for each source.