Thanks Dmitry,

So, generally speaking are there any benefits of embedding the credentials into the database - performance, security, other ?

On Wed, 21 Feb 2018, 16:48 Dmitry Yemanov dimitr@... [firebird-support], <firebird-support@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

21.02.2018 15:46, Alexander Tabakov wrote:
>
> What happens in case 3 (stored in the same database) when we move the
> database on a different server. Shall credentials stored in place take
> precedence over the other server's configuration?

It depends on the databases.conf on the other server. If you move it
too, in-place credentials will be used.

> In case of a server running in /classic /mode and case 2 (credentials in

> a separate database), shall FB start a different process for each and
> every connection just to verify user credentials?

Nope, authentication uses the embedded connection, so new processes are
not launched.

Dmitry