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.
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Received on Tue Jun 22 2004 - 22:47:34 CDT
