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SecurityYou can secure your Informix® database server and the data that is stored in your Informix® databases. You can encrypt data, secure connections, control user privileges and access, and audit data security.
Security in HCL Informix®The Informix® Security Guide documents methods for keeping your data secure by preventing unauthorized viewing and altering of data or database objects, including how to use the secure-auditing facility of the database server.
Securing data
Connection securityYou can administer the security of the connections to the database server by using authentication and authorization processes.
Single sign-onSingle sign-on is an authentication feature that bypasses the requirement to provide user name and password after a user logs into the client computer's operating system.
Configuring the HCL Informix® instance for SSOComplete the following tasks for the server side of your system to enable SSO functionality with HCL Informix®:
Ensure keytab file has the required key (UNIX™ and Linux™)Add the service principal key generated in the Key Distribution Center to the credentials information stored in the keytab file on the Informix® host computer, and then validate that all necessary credentials are stored in this file.

Ensure keytab file has the required key (UNIX and Linux)

Add the service principal key generated in the Key Distribution Center to the credentials information stored in the keytab file on the Informix® host computer, and then validate that all necessary credentials are stored in this file.

Before you begin

Before you can complete this task, verify that you comply with the following prerequisites:

A valid Informix service principal has been created on the Key Distribution Center (KDC) computer. Typically, a Kerberos principal is created by using the kadmin utility. See your Kerberos documentation for further information.
Client principals also exist on the KDC computer.

About this task

Important: Protect your system from intruders by maintaining appropriate security measures, such as controlling access to the keytab file.

Procedure

Add the service principal key to the keytab file on the KDC computer.
Transfer the file to the keytab file for the DBMS, typically a separate computer hosting Informix.

Example

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