The OpenEdge RDBMS provides the following security features:

  • Identity management for database utilities, and SQL and ABL database servers.
  • Setting up compile-time and run-time database, table, and field authorization. For more information on managing ABL for this purpose, see Manage ABL Applications.
  • Schema trigger security using r-code CRCs. For more information, see Manage ABL Applications.
  • Assigning an ABL database security administrator, creating internal database user accounts, and obtaining a report of users who are authenticated to use the database. For information on the administration tools available for this purpose, see OpenEdge Database Tools (using character mode) and the Data Administration online help (using GUI mode).
  • Using SQL to create SQL users and assign DBAs (SQL database administrators).
  • Authorizing access to SQL tables and columns by granting, verifying, and revoking privileges.
  • Sealing auditing data using a MAC key. For more information on MAC keys, see Cryptography. For more information on using MAC keys to seal auditing data, see Seal audit data.
  • Working with operating system security.
  • Configuring the database server as an TLS server to enable TLS connections from ABL and SQL clients. For more information on TLS in OpenEdge, see Application network security using TLS.

For more information on security for the OpenEdge RDBMS, see Manage the OpenEdge Database.

For more information on authorization and authentication in OpenEdge SQL, see Core user authentication and authorization. For more information on SQL data security, see Develop SQL for OpenEdge.