Database Access Protection 

The security of the database is generally the responsibility of the database provider and your database administrator. As with your network infrastructure, most of the measures that you should take depend highly on your strategy and priorities.

There are a number of general measures, as well as database-specific measures, that you can take to increase the protection of your database. Details are included in the following topics:

·        Oracle under UNIX

·        Oracle on Windows

·        Microsoft SQL Server on Windows

·        IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

·        SAP MaxDB Security Guide

·        SAP Security Guide for IBM i

·        SAP Security Guide for IBM DB2 for z/OS