Leyne, Sean wrote:

>>>I am trying to make the database access/security metaphor the same as
>>>network security.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>What does network security have to do with anything? Other than
>>firewalls, there's no such thing as network security.
>>
>>
>
>Have you ever managed security for a Windows Server/Domain or a Novell
>Network?
>
>
>

An NT domain, yes. A Novell network, no. If you are willing to accept
Novell as the state of the art, you may be in for some surprises.
Before you claim simplicity for NT, perhaps you would care to research
impersonation levels, added to support designated client privileges for
server access. Mr. Gates, you see, has the same problem, which is that
server has an identity distinct from the client it represents.

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Jim Starkey
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