Project Security

Project security

When you are creating a model-based end-user application there are a number of security aspects that play an important role.

• How can you protect the proprietary knowledge used in your model?

• How can you prevent the end-users of your application from modifying the project (thereby creating a potential maintenance nightmare)?

• How can you distinguish between the various end-users and their level of authorization within your application?

AIMMS offers several security-related features that address the security issues listed above. These features allow you to

• encrypt the source code of your model,

• introduce authorization levels into your model, and

• set up an authentication environment for your application.

This chapter describes these mechanisms in full detail, together with the steps that are necessary to introduce them into your application.

• Encryption
  • Public Key Encryption
  • Encrypting Your Application: Some Use Cases
• User authentication and authorization