Re:Show HN: Retool – build internal tools faster
by dvdhsu on Thursday August 09, 2018 @08:48PM
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> 1.) How does authentication to retool apps work? Can I use 3rd party such as Google or GitHub? Is enforced 2fa supported?
Yep - we integrate with Google, Okta, as well as any other SAML 2.0 provider (e.g. ADFS).
> 2.) Do you support visualizations from data such as graphs and charts?
We have a few charts, but that's not our focus. If you're looking to graph a lot of things, you're probably looking for a BI tool like Looker.
> 3.) You mention to allow access to my database we just whitelist the Retool IP. Are there a group of IP's to whitelist? If somebody compromised your service, then they have access to my database. A bit scary.
Yep - there is a group of IPs for you to whitelist. But yes - if you care about security, you should probably be using the on-premise version of Retool. That's hosted by you, and you can control all inbound + outbound traffic. (70% of our customers are on on-premise.)
Yep - we integrate with Google, Okta, as well as any other SAML 2.0 provider (e.g. ADFS).
> 2.) Do you support visualizations from data such as graphs and charts?
We have a few charts, but that's not our focus. If you're looking to graph a lot of things, you're probably looking for a BI tool like Looker.
> 3.) You mention to allow access to my database we just whitelist the Retool IP. Are there a group of IP's to whitelist? If somebody compromised your service, then they have access to my database. A bit scary.
Yep - there is a group of IPs for you to whitelist. But yes - if you care about security, you should probably be using the on-premise version of Retool. That's hosted by you, and you can control all inbound + outbound traffic. (70% of our customers are on on-premise.)
Thanks for the questions!