Cognos Application Firewall configuration to access a report on a remote computer
IBM Cognos Application Firewall (CAF) analyzes and validates HTTP and XML requests before they are processed by servers.
Requests rejected by the firewall are stored in a logfile (cogserver.log by default). All computers where IBM Cognos 8 Application Tier Components are installed must have the same firewall settings.
To change CAF settings start IBM Cognos Configuration, in the Explorer window, go to Security and click IBM Cognos Application Firewall. Then go to the Properties window and set the appropriate values for Enable CAF validation.
In order to access a report on a remote computer, the name of the remote computer must be added to the list of a valid domains or hosts.
Requests rejected by the firewall are stored in a logfile (cogserver.log by default). All computers where IBM Cognos 8 Application Tier Components are installed must have the same firewall settings.
To change CAF settings start IBM Cognos Configuration, in the Explorer window, go to Security and click IBM Cognos Application Firewall. Then go to the Properties window and set the appropriate values for Enable CAF validation.
In order to access a report on a remote computer, the name of the remote computer must be added to the list of a valid domains or hosts.
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