Who said anything about operating system security, and why are you
changing the subject? Noons made a claim, and I disputed it. DB2 UDB has
"basic" security. The implementation of security authentication is
another matter.
Larry Edelstein
Daniel Morgan wrote:
> Larry wrote:
>
>> Daniel Morgan wrote:
>>
>>> Larry wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Noons wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Larry apparently said,on my timestamp of 23/06/2004 12:15 AM:
>>>>>
>>>>>> DB2 UDB includes authentication security capabilities.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "capabilities"?
>>>>>
>>>> Yes.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> DB2 UDB includes database object security (which to me is the
>>>>>> most basic security for an rdmbs).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Really? How?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Via SQL Grant and Revoke commands.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> DB2 UDB includes column-level encryption.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> And?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> And what?
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Larry Edelstein
>>>>
>>>
>>> I think Noons attempt was to say ... "and is that all?" Because that's
>>> not much.
>>>
>>
>> And I think that my attempt was to address Noons original "claim" of
>>
>> "Just like Tivoli for even the most basic security. Ah well, in
>> character. What can one say... "
>>
>> without having a comprehensive list of DB2 security features in front
>> of me. I think that database object security and column-level
>> encryption qualify as features that would be included in "basic
>> security". I also think I made my point.
>>
>> Larry Edelstein
>
>
> From where many stand you didn't in that they would consider operating
> system security marginal at best. I think most, if not all, commercial
> database products offer object and column level security.
>
Received on Tue Jun 22 2004 - 23:00:29 CDT
