Re: A question on Informix JDBC driver

Wyan H. Jow wrote: >This makes sense to me - I wouldn't want to have my user/password in >clear text in my code, or developers needing to know it. Even if it's in >the properties file. > >Problem is, going oover straight TCP, how do you do all that stuff in >Java, and identify yourself to the remote db host? It seems to fit more >in the java model to do it with the way that they're doing it. > 4GL, ESQL/C does this. As I understand the server in this case use rcmd authentication. What's the difference between socket communications between a JAVA program and a ESQL/C program ? Best Regards, Octav >Octav Chiriac (com@netinfo-moldova.com) wrote: > > >: Hello, > >: I have downloaded the Informix JDBC Type 4 driver from Intraware. >: I have just started testing. > >: My question is about specifing connection URL. >: Is there any way to connect to database server without >: specifying USER and PASSWORD in connection string, so that driver (server) >: will use standard UNIX authentication (as in 4GL, ISQL, DBAccess). > >: Thank You, >: Octav > >: -- >: Octav Chiriac Phone: (373) 2 21 20 96 >: NetInfo S.R.L. Fax: (373) 2 21 20 96 >: Chisinau (373) 2 24 00 83 >: Moldova, Republic of mailto:com@netinfo-moldova.com > >-- >***************************************************************** >* Wyan H. Jow * >* "I remember how, in college I got that part-time job as a * >* circus clown and the children would laugh and laugh at me. * >* I vowed, then and there, that I would get revenge." * >* - Jack Handey * >***************************************************************** -- Octav Chiriac Phone: (373) 2 21 20 96 NetInfo S.R.L. Fax: (373) 2 21 20 96 Chisinau (373) 2 24 00 83 Moldova, Republic of mailto:com@netinfo-moldova.com