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Securely bridging AI Assistants to IBM ODM using Decision MCP Server

By Frederic Mercier posted 2 days ago

  

Integrating AI assistants to IBM Operational Decision Manager (ODM) raises security concerns to protect your Business decisions.

This article addresses these crucial questions, providing a comprehensive guide to securing your Decision MCP Server deployment across various ODM offerings and environments

Full Article: Medium Article           GitHub Repository: Decision MCP Server

Read the previous article, Bridging Enterprise Decision Making with AI: The IBM ODM MCP Server Revolution, in which we explored the powerful integration between IBM Operational Decision Manager (ODM) and AI assistants through the Model Context Protocol, enabling AI assistants like Claude to execute enterprise business rules seamlessly.

The Three Pillars of Decision MCP Server Security

1. Authentication Who can connect ?

  • Basic Authentication
  • Zen API Key Authentication
  • OpenID Connect Client Credentials
    • Client Secret
    • Private Key JWT (PKJWT)

2. Authorization: What can be accessed?

Needed permissions:
  • Monitor decisions in Decision Server
  • Execute decisions in Decision Server

3. Transport Security

How to 
  • trust the server SSL/TLS certificate
  • use mutual TLS (mTLS)

Choosing the Right Authentication Method for Your Environment

Let's explore each authentication approach in detail, including when to use it and how to configure it securely with 
examples.

Securing the Communication Channel

Authentication protects the "who" while SSL/TLS communication protects the "how". The Decision MCP Server provides flexible SSL certificate verification options.
  • Understanding SSL Certificate Verification
  • Configuration examples
  • Obtaining and Installing Certificates

Handling Credentials Securely in Claude desktop

Claude Desktop's configuration file is stored in a user-accessible location. Here are two ways to protect sensitive information:
  • File Permissions
  • Encrypt Sensitive information
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