Re: NEWERA -- Database Security

brian@asl-labs.bc.ca (Brian Hampson) wrote: :We want users to be able to connect to our Informix Database, using our :Newera Applications, and only OUR applications. It appears that using :ODBC, any putz with excel or msaccess can happily wing over and modify our :tables if our security is in the app, which it is, in our present UNIX :versions. : :Is there a way that we can have some sort of certifying system in the :middle that says that application X is connecting, so go ahead, :otherwise..go away. : :This is the big thing holding us back from some major developpment in the :PC access to our informix databases. The only current solution I know about is using the OpenLink drivers. (See http://www.openlinksw.com) To get best security you should let the server side connect via shared memory and not set up tcp/ip based connection at all to your database. This does of course preclude other connectivity via tcp/ip you may need to other Unix machines. Nils.Myklebust@idg.no NM Data AS, P.O.Box 9090 Gronland, N-0133 Oslo, Norway My opinions are those of my company The Informix FAQ is at http://www.iiug.org