• Security Guide
  • Introduction to Vector Security
    • Security Features
    • Level of Security
    • Understanding Vector Security Mechanisms
    • Directory and File Permissions
    • User Authentication
      • Remote Users
        • Installation Passwords
        • The ingvalidpw Utility (Linux)
      • DBMS Authentication
      • Password Policy Configuration
        • Password Policy Blocklist
    • Authorization Identifiers
    • Subject Privileges
    • Object Permissions
    • Security Alarms
    • Security Auditing
    • Database Procedures
    • Data at Rest Encryption
  • Authorizing User Access
    • Types of Vector Users
    • 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
      • Protected_User 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
  • Using Data at Rest Encryption
    • Using Data at Rest Encryption
    • Data at Rest Encryption in Previous Vector Versions
    • Database vs. Function-based Encryption
    • Database Encryption
    • Requirements
    • How Database Encryption Works
    • The Power of Encryption
    • Disable Access to an Encrypted Database
    • Enable Access to an Encrypted Database
    • Creating and Locking an Encrypted Database
    • Unlocking an Encrypted Database
    • Encryption Key Management
    • Implications of Data Encryption for Database Design and Operations
    • Function-based Encryption
      • Log Records and Passphrases
  • 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)
  • Using Column Masking
    • Column Masking
    • Column Masking Example
  • Configuring Vector to Use Kerberos
    • Kerberos
    • Kerberos Configuration in the Enterprise
      • Kerberos Configuration Files--Configure Kerberos for Vector
    • The Vector Service Principal--Authorize Client Connections
    • Prerequisite Kerberos Software on Windows
    • How to Configure Vector to Use Kerberos
    • iisukerberos Command--Perform Basic Kerberos Configuration
    • Vector 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
    • How to Configure Kerberos to Authenticate against Active Directory on Windows
  • Configuring LDAP Authentication
    • Configure LDAP Authentication Using PAM
  • Implementing FIM
    • What is Federated Identity Management
    • Requirements for using FIM
    • Configuring the DBMS for FIM
    • Scope of FIM
    • Self-Signed Certificates
    • Debugging FIM Authentication
  • Glossary

Security Guide

Glossary