In This Chapter

This chapter contains information on these database server security features:

• A server utilities check for a secure environment before Dynamic Server starts on UNIX or Linux
• A default role that you can assign to individual users or to the PUBLIC group for a particular database
• Configuration parameters that you can use to reduce the incomplete connection timeout period and restrict the number of incomplete requests for connections, thus reducing the risk of a hostile, denial-of-service (DOS) flood attack
• Password, data-transmission, and column-level encryption options
• The Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) for Dynamic Server systems running on UNIX or Linux
• The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Authentication Support for Dynamic Server systems running on Windows
• The Enterprise Replication and High-Availability Data Replication connection security option
• A security option that you can use to prevent unauthorized users from registering external routines