Credentials used by the system are stored in a single secure credential store. Oracle Wallet is the default credential store file (cwallet.sso).

The credential store alternatively can be LDAP-based. You can configure and administer LDAP-based credential stores using Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control or WLST commands.

Each credential is uniquely identified by a map name and a key name. Each map contains a series of keys, and each key is a credential. The combination of map name and key name must be unique for all credential store entries.

Publisher supports the following credential maps:

• oracle.bi.system: Contains the credentials that span the entire Publisher platform.

• oracle.bi.publisher: Contains the credentials used by only Publisher.

Publisher supports the following credential types:

• Password: Encapsulates a user name and a password.

• Generic: Encapsulates any customized data or arbitrary token, such as public key certificates.

To help you get started with your development environment, default credentials are added to the file-based credential store during installation. Note that Publisher credentials such as user passwords are stored in the identity store and managed with its corresponding administrative interface.