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1) They already had to sign into Domino. 2) Only certain users have access, via the Domino ACL, to this database 3) They do NOT have access to where this userid/password is buried in the code of that Domino Database. Giving them an AS/400 userid and password to key in manually creates an additional security breach. Then you have to make double dang sure that you are securing all data, program adopting authority, securing exit points, etc. Rob Berendt ================== "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin "John Earl" <johnearl@powertech To: <midrange-l@midrange.com> group.com> cc: Sent by: Fax to: midrange-l-admin@mi Subject: Re: QUSER on ODBC requests drange.com 12/14/2001 11:12 PM Please respond to midrange-l > > > Again, I have a Domino application which gets data from the > 400. The > > people running this application sometimes don't even have > iSeries > > passwords. Are you saying that instead of just clicking on a > button to > > retrieve the data, that now I should also pop up a box that > prompts them > > for an iSeries user id and password? Ludicrous! > > That depends on the data itself. If you don't mind if everyone > in the world reads the data that's behind that button (and > everything else on your machine is XXX *PUBLIC *EXCLUDE), then > yes, a default password would work for you. But if the data has > any level of sensitivity, then a password check is simply the > responsible thing to do. Oops! I had to type over the "not" with "XXX" for this to make sense. jte _______________________________________________ This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@midrange.com Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.
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