Re: ODBC with informix

Hi We use Openlink ODBC Drivers to Informix 5 on SCO UNIXWARE. With Openlink you can restrict what programs/platforms/users can use the ODBC driver. You can even restrict some programs/platforms/users to have read only access. I think their NT driver can do the same. Download a copy at www.openlinksw.com Hannes Killspamrs <killspamrs@aol.com> wrote in article <19980312041301.XAA19463@ladder02.news.aol.com>... > Along this line, but completely different, in an NT/win 95 environment is it > possible to completely disable all ODBC connectivity from within Informix? I > am working on a financial project that will be a Powerbuilder/Informix combo. > I am hearing from Informix support that the only security in Informix 7 is > through the NT userid. The userid gets the standard syscolsauth permissions, > etc. What concerns me is that a disgruntled employee could bring in their copy > of Paradox or Access (assuming they could actually get Access to work right), > and then ODBC right into one or more of the critical tables. The Powerbuilder > app might have rules in it to cover updates, but Paradox won't know or care. > Since syscolsauth will say they have add/change/delete god knows what they > could do. > > Please reply to jpmakar@aol.com if you email direct. >