Re: Prevent use ODBC to connect Oracle Engine

From: <mgogala_at_rocketmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 01:59:48 GMT
Message-ID: <74simk$ops$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>

In article <74s3k6$c97$1_at_nnrp1.dejanews.com>,   Ed.Stevens_at_nmm.nissan-usa.com wrote:
> In article <74qm65$49o$1_at_nnrp1.dejanews.com>,
> sun_haibo_at_yahoo.com wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Take uninstall ODBC drive from both server and clients.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Hai Bo
> >
> > In article <74kvqh$cnh$1_at_news.seed.net.tw>,
> > "Bill" <btzeng_at_ms1.hinet.net> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > For security concern, does anyone have the experience that :
> > > How can I config the DB to prevent user connect to Oracle DB on Unix by
ODBC
> > > ?
> > > (I prefer user using sql*net client only !!)
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > >
> >
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>

> You may be able to control the installation/removal of the Oracle drivers,
> but that won't stop a user from installing the Microsoft drivers on his own
> machine.

>

> --
> Ed Stevens
> Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., USA

>


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How about puting Linux on your user's PCs? That would most definitely
prevent ODBC connections as well as strenghten your company's Unix skills.

It would certainly be an interesting experiment in many ways.

--
Mladen Gogala

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