Progress
DataServer
for ORACLE Guide


Security

Using the DataServer involves following the security guidelines required by both Progress and ORACLE. By default, Progress does not impose security on databases, so at a minimum, you follow the guidelines ORACLE requires for your applications.

Progress Security

The Progress database management system has no minimum security requirements. You can, however, impose security features on any Progress database or schema holder. There are four levels of application security you can impose: database-connection security, schema security, compile-time security, and run-time security. See the Progress Programming Handbook for more information.

ORACLE Security

All users must supply a valid user ID and password to access an ORACLE database. In addition, ORACLE provides security in the form of over 60 distinct privileges that control access to databases and objects within databases. ORACLE regulates access to database objects at the table level based on types of tasks. For example, INDEX privileges allow the user to create or drop indexes.

The DataServer does not support Trusted ORACLE.

To use the DataServer for ORACLE, there are three security requirements:

The "Schema-holder Security" section in "Configuring the DataServer," describes the required privileges in detail.


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