OpenEdge security systems that these common authentication operations support include various types of database connections and ABL sessions. The types of database connections include connections from:

  • ABL clients
  • SQL clients
  • Database command-line utilities, such as PROUTIL or PROMON
    Note: OpenEdge predefines certain built-in security domains for use by database utilities only.

The types of ABL sessions include:

  • Full ABL clients, including batch clients
  • WebClients
  • PAS for OpenEdge multi-session agents