• Security Guide
  • Introduction to Actian X Security
    • Security Features
    • Level of Security
    • Actian X Security Mechanisms
    • Directory and File Permissions
    • User Authentication
      • Remote Users
        • Installation Passwords
        • The ingvalidpw Utility (Linux)
      • DBMS Authentication
    • Authorization Identifiers
    • Subject Privileges
    • Object Permissions
    • Security Alarms
    • Security Auditing
    • Database Procedures
    • Data at Rest Encryption
  • Understanding Directory and File Permissions
    • Directory and File Permissions
      • File Permissions on Windows
      • File Permissions on Linux
  • Security Features on Linux
    • Ingvalidpw Program (Password Validation)
      • Create Password Validation Program (Linux)
    • Ingvalidpam Program (Password Validation Through PAM)
    • Access Control with Setuid (Linux)
      • Use Chmod to Set the Setuid Bit
      • Example: Refer to Setuid in an Embedded SQL Application
  • Authorizing User Access
    • Common Types of Actian X Users
    • Actian X Users and the DBA
    • How to Establish User Access
    • Users and Profiles
      • Working with User Objects
        • Create a New User with Accessdb
        • User Expiration Date
        • User Password
        • Authorize Multiple Users with SQLscript
      • Working with Profile Objects
        • Example of Using a Profile
        • Default Profile
    • Groups and Roles
      • Groups
        • Working with Group Objects
        • Example: Creating, Altering, and Dropping a Group using SQL Statements
        • Groups and Permissions
      • Roles
        • Working with Role Objects
        • Example: Creating, Altering, and Dropping a Role using SQL Statements
        • Roles and Permissions
  • Assigning Privileges and Granting Permissions
    • Subject Privileges
      • Auditor Privilege
      • Change_password Privilege
      • Createdb Privilege
      • Ima_sec_read Privilege
      • Maintain_audit Privilege
      • Maintain_locations Privilege
      • Maintain_users Privilege
      • Operator Privilege
      • Security Privilege
      • Trace Privilege
      • Unmask Privilege
      • Sets of Privileges Associated with a Session
    • Object Permissions
      • Working with Grants
        • Object Ownership and Granting Object Permissions
        • The GRANT Statement
      • Database Grants
        • How Database Permissions for a Session are Determined
        • Database Grant Examples
      • Table and View Grants
      • Table Grant Examples
      • Procedure Grants
      • Database Event Grants
      • Role Grants
      • How Grants Restrict Data Access
    • Grant Overhead
      • Multiple Permission Checks
      • How Privileges for a Session Are Determined
        • Access to Tables, Views, or Procedures and the Authorization Hierarchy
        • Access to Databases and the Authorization Hierarchy
      • How Database Privileges for a Session Are Determined
      • Dbmsinfo--View Permissions for Current Session
        • Example: Return the Value of Query Row Limit for Current Session
  • Implementing Security Auditing
    • Security Alarms
      • Working with Security Alarm Objects
      • How to Implement a Security Alarm
      • Security Alarm Example
    • Security Auditing
      • Audit Focus
      • How to Enable Security Auditing
        • How to Verify Security Auditing Levels
      • Security Auditing Configuration Parameters
      • Security Audit Statements
      • Security Audit Levels for Users and Roles
      • Changes to Security Audit Status During a Session
      • Access to the Security Audit Log
        • Registering the Security Audit Log File
        • Querying the Registered Virtual Table
        • Obtain the Current Audit File Name
  • Controlling Access through Database Procedures
    • Database Procedures
    • Working with Procedure Objects
    • How to Implement a Database Procedure
      • Database Procedure Example
    • Access Control through Database Procedures
  • Implementing PAM in Actian X
    • What Is PAM?
    • The Ingvalidpam Program
    • Requirements for Using PAM
    • Build the Ingvalidpam Program
    • How to Implement Standard Linux Security Using PAM
      • Ingres PAM Configuration File (For Linux)
    • How to Implement LDAP Authentication Using PAM
      • LDAP Requirements
      • The ldap.conf File--Configure LDAP Daemon (slapd)
        • Browse slapd Database
      • The Ingres PAM Configuration File (for LDAP)
      • Active Directory Configuration
        • Browse Active Directory Database
    • How to Implement Kerberos Authentication Using PAM
      • Ingres Kerberos Driver versus Ingvalidpam
      • The krb5.conf File--Configure Kerberos
      • The Ingres PAM Configuration File (for Kerberos)
    • Netutil Entries for Ingvalidpam
    • Test Ingvalidpam
  • Using Data at Rest Encryption
    • What Is Data at Rest Encryption?
    • How Encryption Works
    • The Power of Encryption
    • Transparent vs. Function-based Encryption
    • Transparent Column Encryption (DBMS Server-level Encryption)
      • Access Enabled for New Tables
      • Create an Encrypted Table
      • Enable Access to Encrypted Data
      • Disable Access to Encrypted Data
      • Change the Passphrase
    • Function-based Encryption (Application-level Encryption)
    • Encryption Information Displayed with HELP TABLE
    • How to Compute the Width of Encrypted Data
    • Data at Rest Encryption Restrictions
    • Implications of Data Encryption for Database Design and Operations
    • Understanding Salt
    • Indexing Encrypted Columns
    • Encryption and Copydb/Unloaddb Considerations
    • Optimizedb Considerations for Data at Rest Encryption
    • Encrypted Data in Log Records and Auditdb Output
    • Encryption and Tables that Hold Audit Trails
    • Encryption and Partitioned Tables
    • Database Level Encryption (X100 Only)
      • How Database Level Encryption Works (X100 Only)
      • Disable Access to an Encrypted Database (X100 Only)
      • Enable Access to an Encrypted Database (X100 Only)
      • Create an Encrypted Database and Lock It (X100 Only)
      • Unlock an Encrypted Database (X100 Only)
  • Using Column Masking
    • Column Masking
    • Column Masking Example
  • Using Secure Communications Encryption with AES
    • AES Security Mechanism
    • Configure AES Encryption (Ingres Net and GCA Remote Access)
      • INGRES Mechanism Configuration for Encryption
      • AES Security Mechanism Configuration
    • Configure AES Encryption (JDBC and .NET)
  • A. Configuring Actian X to Use Kerberos
    • Kerberos
    • Kerberos Configuration in the Enterprise
      • Kerberos Configuration Files--Configure Kerberos for Actian X
    • The Actian X Service Principal--Authorize Client Connections
    • Prerequisite Kerberos Software on Windows
    • How to Configure Actian X to Use Kerberos
    • iisukerberos Command--Perform Basic Kerberos Configuration
    • Actian X Configuration Options for Kerberos
      • Basic Configuration for Kerberos
        • mechanisms Parameter--Specify Dynamic Mechanism
        • domain Parameter--Specify Domain Name
      • remote_mechanism Parameter--Configure Client in a Homogeneous Kerberos Environment
      • vnode Connection Attributes--Configure Client in a Heterogeneous Kerberos Environment
      • Encryption Parameters--Enable Kerberos Encryption
      • How Name Server Delegation Works
        • Set Delegation
    • Service Principal Host Name Resolution
  • Glossary

Security Guide

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