SearchBlox Realm

SearchBlox Realm is a secure search method that uses SearchBlox’s built-in login system. Only SearchBlox users who are allowed to access the search page can use it. It provides a protected way to perform searches inside SearchBlox.

Steps to Enable Secure Search for SearchBlox Realm

Secure Search for the SearchBlox Realm works when you turn on Private security in the Security Settings. After that, choose SearchBlox Realm under Security Types to enable this secure search option.

Configure Users for SearchBlox Realm

By default, there is one superadmin user. This user can log in to Secure Search for SearchBlox. For collection-based search and encrypted search, it is better to create additional users. You can check the Users documentation to learn about the different types of users.

Accessing Secure Search for SearchBlox Realm

You can access secure search by opening the following link or by clicking Search in the Admin dashboard. This will take you to the secure search login page:
https://localhost:8443/search/index.html

By default, you can log in to secure search using the Admin username and password. After you create new users, all three types of users will be able to access the search page. The search results will show collections based on the user’s role or assigned group.

Perform a secure search using your credentials.

User-Based Search

• The Admin role can fully access and control everything in the SearchBlox Admin console.
• The Manager role has limited or no access to the SearchBlox Admin console, depending on what the Admin allows. A Manager with permission can only view and use the Dashboard, Collections, and Analytics sections in the SearchBlox Admin console.
• The Business User role has very limited access to the SearchBlox Admin console.

Collection-Based Search

• Collection-based search can be used only by Manager users.
• First, you must create several Manager users and assign each of them to specific groups.
• The collections that are created by Managers in one group can be seen and searched only by Managers in the same group.
• So it is important to plan your groups and Manager users properly before setting up collection-based search.
• You can learn more about users and roles in the Users and Roles documentation.

Features of SearchBlox Realm

• SearchBlox Realm is SearchBlox’s built-in authentication system.
  The users you create in SearchBlox User Management can perform secure searches when SearchBlox Realm is enabled.
• Through SearchBlox Realm, different types of users can perform collection-based secure searches.
• Admin users can access all collections.
• Manager users can access Collections they created, or Collections created by other managers in the same group.
• If you want a user to have search-only access, you can create a special Manager user with search-only permissions.
• Encrypted content and encrypted field search can be used with SearchBlox Realm.
• Only Manager users with “sensitive access” enabled can view encrypted content.
• Users who are not Managers cannot view encrypted content.