Security

Colectica provides several forms of security.

User Authentication

The Colectica Repository supports user profiles. Users must provide username and password credentials in order to access the repository.

Role-based Access Control

Users may be assigned one or more roles. The roles determine whether the user may search, submit, retrieve, and annotate items in the repository.

Encryption

The Colectica Repository communicates over a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection.