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Security
Security is a key consideration when designing and implementing solutions that integrate data from
different sources for enterprise search. This can be one of the most complex things to deal with in these
projects, especially on the Intranet side, where security is usually a strong requirement. It’s important to
allocate enough quality time to this area.
This paper provides insights into considerations for modeling security requirements and transforming
them into the ultimate solution. It’s important to understand the project’s needs from the beginning,
because security is one of the areas that is more difficult to change in the project after you’ve started
implementing new phases.
About this document
The recommendations and information in this document were gathered through our work with a variety of
clients and environments in the field. We thank our customers and partners for sharing their experiences
and insights.
What’s covered This paper reviews all the implementation options with the Google Search
Appliance (GSA), to help you better understand the security protocols the
product supports. This paper complements the
GSA product documentation ,
so you will find references to the product documents, where you can find
detailed descriptions about how to configure features.
Primary audience This guide is intended for anyone who is involved in an enterprise search
project who has to deal with security requirements either by collecting them,
designing the project, or implementing the eventual solution. These are the
roles in the project that can benefit from going through this paper:
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Project manager
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Technical project manager
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Developer
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GSA administrator
IT environment GSA configured with various authentication and authorization mechanisms for
secure search.
Deployment phases Designing the security configuration for the GSA.
Other resources
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GSA product documentation provides complete information about the
GSA.
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Configure GSA Security on Help Center
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Learngsa.com provides educational resources for the GSA.
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Google for Work Support Portal provides access to Google support.
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GSA Notes from the Field: Introduction to Content Integration
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GSA Notes from the Field: Deployment Scenario Handbook