Security Issues in the Database Language SQL


Published: Apr 15, 2002 Updated: Apr 15, 2000 Section: Network Security Library :: Software Engineering Author: Lawrence Bassham Printable Version Adjust font size: Rating: 2.9/5 - 27 Votes 1 2 3 4 5

This document examines the security functionality that might be required of relational DBMS's, and compares them with the requirements and options of the SQL specifications. The comparison will show that the security functionality of an SQL-compliant DBMS may vary greatly. A variety of security policies are considered which can be supported by SQL. The document ends by showing which types of functions are required by the examined security policies.

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