Subject | RE: [firebird-support] Re: Security and FB Embedded |
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Author | Alan McDonald |
Post date | 2005-06-19T23:55:33Z |
You might find this useful
http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php?op=doc&sub=contrib&id=fb_meta_security
Alan
http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php?op=doc&sub=contrib&id=fb_meta_security
Alan
> -----Original Message-----
> From: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:firebird-support@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of eddiehodad
> Sent: Monday, 20 June 2005 9:30 AM
> To: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [firebird-support] Re: Security and FB Embedded
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> > You are correct. If you give me a working fdb file, I can connect to it
> > and do as I wish. This is not a restriction on embedded per se, but a
> > weakness in the FB 1.x / IB 6 security model. The same weakness is true
> > of superserver if you allow access to the fdb file.
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> > I believe some of these issues are addressed in FB 2.0 which is
> > currently in alpha.
> >
> > Adam
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> Thanks Adam.
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> Would you say that Embedded is LESS secure than SuperServer for remote
> installs, or about the same?
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> Also, can anyone tell me if the security changes in 2.0 affect the
> situation with embedded (ie anyone can do what they like if they have
> the FDB)?
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> Thanks,
> Andrew
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