Re: NEWERA -- Database Security

Allan Gould (allang@sco.com_no-junkmail-please) wrote: : Brian Hampson wrote: : Firstly, I thought Informix NewEra was Informix's client server toolkit, : so it wouldn't appear that you need ODBC to connect anyway .... This would be good, if there was some sort of thing in a New-Era Compiled application, that would identify it so, and the DB then would talk happily, without having to make a host, a "Unix trusted host"...(Can YOU trust your PC's?) : In answer to your question on ODBC security, there is no mention of the : security that you envisage in the ODBC standard itself, but some vendors : have added it for the very reason you specify above. You could take a : look at our ODBC driver ("SCO SQL-Retriever"). This would allow you to : filter ODBC access by table, user id, SQL, etc., but most importantly in : your case by application (e.g. Access, Excel, VB). Take a look at : http://www.vision.sco.com/products/sqlretriever/ for more info and a : downloadable eval This sounds interesting. Thanks for the follow-up. I'm new to this whole ODBC concept, etc. Are the drivers run on the HOST, AND the client (I would hope so, otherwise anyone could run any client ODBC, and then I'm back to square one) B. -- If you're local to me, ask me about the Scout popcorn fundraising drive! Brian P. Hampson ASL Analytical Service Laboratories Ltd System Administrator, Vancouver, BC (604)253-4188 ----------------- http://www.asl-labs.bc.ca/ ---------------------------- These opinions are MINE I tell you ....all mine!!! (nobody else wants them)