Version Control 7.3 Installation and Configuration Guide

All connections and data are transferred using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) communications over
HTTP. Interactive users connect using a web browser (client) application. The specific security
depends on which web application they are browsing.
HP SIM uses operating systems authentication, based on the server where it is installed. Single
sign-on enables a user that browses to the HP SIM system to follow links from that system to other
managed systems without being prompted to login again.
When the same user browses directly to a managed server, they must authenticate through the HP
SMH, using an account and password that is valid on that system.
HP SIM communicates with web applications, such as the HP VCA and the HP VCRM, using Secure
Task Execution, which is enabled by configuring the HP SMH to trust that Central Management
Server (CMS). Refer to the HP System Management Homepage Installation and Configuration
Guidefor information regarding configuring the HP SMH.
Finally, when the HP VCA communicates with a HP VCRM, it acts as a client application, and
requires the same kind of authentication information, such as an account and password, that an
interactive user needs to login to the HP SMH on which the HP VCRM is installed. The HP SMH
requires a valid operating system account and password. Refer to the HP VCA online help for more
information regarding configuring these settings for the HP VCA.
For more information regarding the HP SMH, refer to the HP System Management Homepage
Installation and Configuration Guide. For more information regarding HP SIM, refer to the HP SIM
User Guide.
8 Product overview