How to secure ODBC connection

Posted in 2009

Topics: Connectivity: ODBC / JDBC / .NET, Security, Permissions & Auditing

eferreyra — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:46:57 -0800 (PST) — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Hi, how can i implement secure (encripted) odbc connection from windows clients to informix dynamic servers 11.5 ? I read something about client supports SSL but no idea how to implement or use it. The big problem is some sniffer catching odbc users and passwords, and of course data. Thanks!

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LIGHT SCANS — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:57:43 -0800 (PST) — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Sorry. You cannot encrypt ODBC. For internal systems you can restrict access to your company's internal network or use your company's network hardware to do encryption. For both internal and external (i.e. internet) you can encrypt with something like SSL, ssh or sftp. -L.S.