App Settings Tutorial

Navigate to the App Settings Page

1. Click the App Settings icon in the left sidebar.
2. Click the link in the App Settings panel to navigate to that section.

Use Existing Identity Access Manager

See the identity manager pages for a tutorial to connect an Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, or OneLogin identity manager.

To configure Immuta to use all other existing IAMs,

1. Click the Add IAM button.
2. Complete the Display Name field and select your IAM type from the Identity Provider Type dropdown: LDAP/Active Directory, SAML, or OpenID.

Immuta Accounts

To set the default permissions granted to users when they log in to Immuta, click the Default Permissions dropdown menu, and then select permissions from this list.

Link External Catalogs

See the External Catalogs page.

Enable External Masking

To enable external masking,

1. Navigate to the App Settings page and click External Masking in the left sidebar.
2. Click Add Configuration and specify an external endpoint in the External URI field.

3. Click Configure, and then add at least one tag by selecting from the Search for tags dropdown menu. Note: Tag hierarchies are supported, so tagging a column as Sensitive.Customer would drive the policy if external masking was configured with the tag Sensitive).

4. Select Authentication Method and then complete the authentication fields (when applicable).

5. Click Test Connection and then Save.

Add a Native Workspace

1. Select Add Workspace.
2. Use the dropdown menu to select the Workspace Type and refer to the corresponding tab below.

Add An Integration

1. Select Add Native Integration.
2. Use the dropdown menu to select the Integration Type and refer to the corresponding tab below.

Manage Data Providers

You can enable or disable the types of data sources users can create in this section. Some of these types will require you to upload an ODBC driver before they can be enabled. The list of currently supported drivers is on the ODBC Drivers page.

To enable a data provider,

1. Click the menu button in the upper right corner of the provider icon you want to enable.

2. Select Enable from the dropdown.

If an ODBC driver needs to be uploaded,

1. Click the menu button in the upper right corner of the provider icon, and then select Upload Driver from the dropdown.
2. Click in the Add Files to Upload box and upload your file.
3. Click Close.
4. Click the menu button again, and then select Enable from the dropdown.

Enable Email

Application Admins can configure the SMTP server that Immuta will use to send emails to users. If this server is not configured, users will only be able to view notifications in the Immuta console.

To configure the SMTP server,

1. Complete the Host and Port fields for your SMTP server.
2. Enter the username and password Immuta will use to log in to the server in the User and Password fields, respectively.
3. Enter the email address that will send the emails in the From Email field.
4. Opt to Enable TLS by clicking this checkbox, and then enter a test email address in the Test Email Address field.
5. Finally, click Send Test Email.

Once SMTP is enabled in Immuta, any Immuta user can request access to notifications as emails, which will vary depending on the permissions that user has. For example, to receive email notifications about group membership changes, the receiving user will need the GOVERNANCE permission. Once a user requests access to receive emails, Immuta will compile notifications and distribute these compilations via email at 8-hour intervals.

Initialize Kerberos

To configure Immuta to protect data in a kerberized Hadoop cluster,

1. Upload your Kerberos Configuration File, and then you can add modify the Kerberos configuration in the window pictured below.

   

2. Upload your Keytab File.

3. Enter the principal Immuta will use to authenticate with your KDC in the Username field. Note: This must match a principal in the Keytab file.
4. Adjust how often (in milliseconds) Immuta needs to re-authenticate with the KDC in the Ticket Refresh Interval field.
5. Click Test Kerberos Initialization.

Generate System API Key

1. Click the Generate Key button.
2. Save this API key in a secure location.

Configure HDFS Cache Settings

To improve performance when using Immuta to secure Spark or HDFS access, a user's access level is cached momentarily. These cache settings are configurable, but decreasing the Time to Live (TTL) on any cache too low will negatively impact performance.

To configure cache settings, enter the time in milliseconds in each of the Cache TTL fields.

Set Public URLs

You can set the URL users will use to access Immuta Application. Note: Proxy configuration must be handled outside Immuta.

1. Complete the Public Immuta URL field.
2. Click Save and confirm your changes.

Enable Sensitive Data Discovery

To enable Sensitive Data Discovery and configure its settings, see the Sensitive Data Discovery page.

Audit Settings

Enable Exclude Query Text

By default, query text is included in native query audit events from Snowflake, Databricks, and Starburst (Trino).

When query text is excluded from audit events, Immuta will retain query event metadata such as the columns and tables accessed. However, the query text used to make the query will not be included in the event. This setting is a global control for all configured integrations.

To exclude query text from audit events,

1. Scroll to the Audit section.
2. Check the box to Exclude query text from audit events.
3. Click Save.

Allow Policy Exemptions

Click the Allow Policy Exemptions checkbox to allow users to specify who can bypass all policies on a data source.

Manage the Default Subscription Policy

1. Click the App Settings icon in the navigation menu.
2. Scroll to the Default Subscription Policy section.
3. Select the radio button to define the behavior of subscription policies when new data sources are registered in Immuta:
   • None: When this option is selected, Immuta will not apply any subscription policies to data sources when they are registered. Changing the default subscription policy to none will only apply to newly created data sources. Existing data sources will retain their existing subscription policies.
   • Allow individually selected users: When a data source is created, Immuta will apply a subscription policy to it that requires users to be individually selected to access the underlying table. In most cases, users who were able to query the table before the data source was created will no longer be able to query the table in the remote data platform until they are subscribed to the data source in Immuta.
4. Click Save and confirm your changes.

Default Subscription Merge Options

Immuta merges multiple Global Subscription policies that apply to a single data source; by default, users must meet all the conditions outlined in each policy to get access (i.e., the conditions of the policies are combined with AND). To change the default behavior to allow users to meet the condition of at least one policy that applies (i.e., the conditions of the policies are combined with OR),

1. Click the Default Subscription Merge Options text in the left pane.

2. Select the Default "allow shared policy responsibility" to be checked checkbox.

3. Click Save.

Note: Even with this setting enabled, Governors can opt to have their Global Subscription policies combined with AND during policy creation.

Configure Governor and Admin Settings

These options allow you to restrict the power individual users with the GOVERNANCE and USER_ADMIN permissions have in Immuta. Click the checkboxes to enable or disable these options.

Create Custom Permissions

You can create custom permissions that can then be assigned to users and leveraged when building subscription policies. Note: You cannot configure actions users can take within the console when creating a custom permission, nor can the actions associated with existing permissions in Immuta be altered.

To add a custom permission, click the Add Permission button, and then name the permission in the Enter Permission field.

Create Custom Data Source Access Requests

To create a custom questionnaire that all users must complete when requesting access to a data source, fill in the following fields:

1. Opt for the questionnaire to be required.
2. Key: Any unique value that identifies the question.
3. Header: The text that will display on reports.
4. Label: The text that will display in the questionnaire for the user. They will be prompted to type the answer in a text box.

Create Custom Login Message

To create a custom message for the login page of Immuta, enter text in the Enter Login Message box. Note: The message can be formatted in markdown.

Opt to adjust the Message Text Color and Message Background Color by clicking in these dropdown boxes.

Prevent Automatic Table Statistics

To disable the automatic collection of statistics with a particular tag,

1. Use the Select Tags dropdown to select the tag(s).

2. Click Save.

K-anonymization

When a k-anonymization policy is applied to a data source, the columns targeted by the policy are queried under a fingerprinting process that generates rules enforcing k-anonymity. The results of this query, which may contain data that is subject to regulatory constraints such as GDPR or HIPAA, are stored in Immuta's metadata database.

The location of the metadata database depends on your deployment:

• Self-managed Immuta deployment: The metadata database is located in the server where you have your external metadata database deployed.
• SaaS Immuta deployment: The metadata database is located in the AWS global segment you have chosen to deploy Immuta.

To ensure this process does not violate your organization's data localization regulations, you need to first activate this masking policy type before you can use it in your Immuta tenant.

1. Click Other Settings in the left panel and scroll to the K-Anonymization section.
2. Select the Allow users to create masking policies using K-Anonymization checkbox to enable k-anonymization policies for your organization.
3. Click Save and confirm your changes.

Advanced Settings

Preview Features

If you enable any Preview features, please provide feedback on how you would like these features to evolve.

Policy Adjustments

1. Click Advanced Settings in the left panel, and scroll to the Preview Features section.

2. Check the Enable Policy Adjustments checkbox.

3. Click Save.

Complex Data Types

1. Click Advanced Settings in the left panel, and scroll to the Preview Features section.
2. Check the Allow Complex Data Types checkbox.
3. Click Save.

Enhanced Subscription Policy Variables

For instructions on enabling this feature, navigate to the Global Subscription Policies Advanced DSL Tutorial.

Security Observations

To enable the ability to create monitors against your users' activity and receive observations and notifications when their actions exceed a set threshold,

1. Click Advanced Settings in the left panel, and scroll to the Preview Features section.
2. Check the Enable Detect Monitoring checkbox.
3. Click Save.

Advanced Configuration

Advanced configuration options provided by the Immuta Support team can be added in this section. The configuration must adhere to the YAML syntax.

Update the K-Anonymity Cardinality Cutoff

To increase the default cardinality cutoff for columns compatible with k-anonymity,

1. Expand the Advanced Settings section and add the following text to the Advanced Configuration:

   plugins:
     postgresHandler:
       maxKAnonCardinality: 10000000
     snowflakeHandler:
       maxKAnonCardinality: 10000000
   

2. Click Save.

3. To regenerate the data source's fingerprint, navigate to that data source's page.
4. Click the Status in the upper right corner.
5. Click Re-run in the Fingerprint section of the dropdown menu.

Note: Re-running the fingerprint is only necessary for existing data sources. New data sources will be generated using the new maximum cardinality.

Update the Time to Webhook Request Timeouts

1. Expand the Advanced Settings section and add the following text to the Advanced Configuration to specify the number of seconds before webhook requests timeout. For example use 30 for 30 seconds. Setting it to 0 will result in no timeout.

   webhookIntegrationResponseTimeout: 30
   

2. Click Save.

Update the Audit Ingestion Expiration

1. Expand the Advanced Settings section and add the following text to the Advanced Configuration to specify the number of minutes before an audit job expires. For example use 300 for 300 minutes.

   plugins:
     auditService:
       ingestionJob:
         expirationInMinutes: 300
   

2. Click Save.

Turn Off Query Text Transfer

By default, Immuta includes the query text in audit records, which requires it to transfer from the data platform to Immuta. To turn off this feature and stop audit records from including query text,

1. Expand the Advanced Settings section and add the following text to the Advanced Configuration:

   featureFlags:
     AuditExcludeQueryText: true
   

2. Click Save.

Enable Discover Features

Enable Native Sensitive Data Discovery for Starburst (Trino)

1. Expand the Advanced Settings section and add the following text to the Advanced Configuration:

   featureFlags:
     nativeSddTrino: true
   

2. Click Save.

Enable Frameworks API, Data Security Framework, and Risk Assessment Framework

1. Expand the Advanced Settings section and add the following text to the Advanced Configuration:

   featureFlags:
     frameworks: true
   

2. Click Save.

Enable Additional Compliance Frameworks and the Data Inventory Dashboard

Requirement: The frameworks feature flag must be enabled and the configuration saved before the dataInventoryDashboard can be added to the advanced configuration field and enabled.

1. Expand the Advanced Settings section and add the following text to the Advanced Configuration:

   featureFlags:
     dataInventoryDashboard: true
   

2. Click Save.