Re: tough choices

From: Larry <Larry_at_nospam.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 21:48:42 -0400
Message-ID: <cbane3$r6c$1@news.btv.ibm.com>

Daniel Morgan wrote:

> Larry wrote:
> 

>>
>>
>> Noons wrote:
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>>> 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?
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>>
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>> Via SQL Grant and Revoke commands.
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>>>
>>>> DB2 UDB includes column-level encryption.
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> And?
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>>
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>> And what?
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>>>
>>
>> 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 Received on Tue Jun 22 2004 - 20:48:42 CDT