For the JIRA adapter:
For the HP ALM adapter:
For Tasktop Edition adapters:
When applicable, use SSL HTTPS connections between the Rational® Lifecycle Integration Adapters and any other web-based application.
Secure communication among multiple applications is set through the Rational Collaboration for Lifecycle Management interface when establishing friend relationships to adapter servers. Consult Rational Collaboration for Lifecycle Management for further information.
For the Git adapter:
The GitWeb and Gerrit receive hooks communicate with the Jazz™ Team Server and the Git adapter application through https using the URLs you provide when you configure the hooks. You also specify a Jazz user ID and password as part of this configuration. This user ID is used to log into the Jazz Team Server and create resources in the Git adapter database. These credentials are stored in the Git configuration, and anybody with access to execute the git config command or view the Git config file can view these credentials in clear text. You must lock down the Jazz User ID you configure for the hooks as appropriate. This user ID requires JazzUsers repository permissions to write to the Git adapter database, but does not require read or write access to your Rational Team Concert™ projects and work items. For more information about the users that are required for the adapter to work with Rational Team Concert, Jazz Team Server, Gerrit, and Gitweb, see Adapter users.
For the HP adapter:
For best security, enable your HP ALM server for LDAP authentication and set up account lockouts.
This software offering does not use cookies or other technologies to collect personally identifiable information. For more information about cookies, see Notices.
The Rational Adapter for HP ALM might use a session cookie that tracks your browser session and persistent cookies that remember the state of folder trees. None of the cookies contain personally identifiable information. These cookies cannot be disabled.
It is possible to use the adapters without SSL, but not that is not recommended.