https://data-henrik.de/tags/geniushub/ Recent content in Geniushub on Data Henrik - Life in IT Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:57:00 +0200 https://data-henrik.de/2026/04/db2-genius-hub-authentication/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:57:00 +0200 https://data-henrik.de/2026/04/db2-genius-hub-authentication/ <img src="https://data-henrik.de/images/202604_Db2GH_auth_enabled_confirm.avif" alt="Featured image of post Configure Db2 Genius Hub for repository-based authentication" /><p>Have you already worked with or even installed <a class="link" href="https://www.ibm.com/products/db2-genius-hub" target="_blank" rel="noopener" >IBM Db2 Genius Hub</a>? Db2 Genius Hub is a web-based tool for (not only) Db2 users that helps you understand, govern, and optimize your data within IBM Db2. One of the first steps after installation is completed should be to configure user access and privileges. Here is my write-up from a recent workshop which I helped to prepare.</p> <h2 id="db2-genius-hub-authentication">Db2 Genius Hub Authentication </h2><p>When installed and initially configured, Db2 Genius Hub comes with a default administrator account (admin user). That <a class="link" href="https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2-genius-hub/1.1.x?topic=securing-authentication-configuration" target="_blank" rel="noopener" >admin account is only meant for the initial setup and as a means to configure the actual authentication</a>. Db2 Genius Hub, right now, supports three different authentication providers:</p>