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Configure Trusted Authentication

See the CA Service Catalog Integration Guide for more information about configuring the trusted authentication between CA Service Catalog and CA Business Intelligence.

Follow these steps:

  1. Log in to Central Management Console as an administrator.
  2. Click Authentication in the Manage section.
  3. Double-click Enterprise, and perform the following steps on the Enterprise screen:
    1. Select the Trusted Authentication is Enabled check box.
    2. Type a string of characters (like a password) in the Shared Secret field.
    3. Click Update to save the changes and close the window.
  4. On the CA Service Catalog server, browse to the %USM_HOME%\reporting\CABI\ folder.
  5. Open the TrustedPrincipal.conf file. Modify the following line so that the shared secret entered in the CMC is placed after the existing text. Save the file when done: 
    SharedSecret=
  6. Restart the Service View service.