SECURITY_LOCALCONNECTION

onconfig.std value

1

range of values

0 to 2
0 = no security checking occurs
1 = Dynamic Server checks whether the ID of the user who is running the program matches the ID of the user who is trying to connect to the database.
2 = same as 1, plus Dynamic Server retrieves the peer port number from the network API and verifies that the connection is coming from the client program. You can only specify 2 if your system has DOCTCP or IPCSTR network protocols.

range of values

0 through 2

takes effect

When the database server is shut down and restarted

refer to

Role of the SERVERNUM configuration parameter, in the multiple-residency chapter of the IBM Informix Administrator's Guide

SECURITY_LOCALCONNECTION lets you verify security on local connections by verifying that the ID of the local user who is running a program is the same ID of the user who is trying to access the database.