Securing your applications#
Introduction#
What you’ll learn
The Security Plugins presented in this module will help you get started with the following:
Authentication - Verifying the identity of Connext applications
Access Control - Enforce permissions for authenticated entities (e.g. which topics an application can subscribe to)
Cryptography - Add encryption to your data
You will secure a simple publisher and subscriber application.
How to complete this module#
To complete this module clone the GitHub repository and follow the instructions in RTI Security Plugins Example
Cloning the GitHub repository
Clone the GitHub repository with the following command:
$ git clone --recurse-submodule https://github.com/rticommunity/rticonnextdds-examples.git
The code for this module is located in the examples/connext_dds/basic_security
directory. See the README.md files for additional instructions.
Learn more#
Next Steps
Additional code examples:
More information about Security Plugins:
Security Plugins Guide. Additional exercises and examples to learn more about the Security Plugins and the fine-grained control they provide.
Security Plugins User’s Manual. The complete reference for the Security Plugins.
