As networks have gotten more complex and networked systems have become more advanced it has greatly enhanced the need for security in your systems. Even if only doing internal connections, many auditors and security policies now require information to be encrypted end-to-end. While there are a number of ways to accomplish this for Informix, there […]
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Roles: A New Security Feature in INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server
First published in the Informix Tech Notes Magazine in 1999 INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server, version 7.10.UD1, introduced a new feature called “Roles.” Roles provide a way to grant and revoke privileges to a function, rather than to individual users. In addition, a user is granted the privilege to use one or more Roles. When a user […]