Enabling the encrypted user ID and password security mechanism

Enabling the encrypted user ID and password security mechanism Encrypted User ID and passwordusing with Network ServerJava Cryptography Extension (JCE)

To use the encrypted user ID and password security mechanism, you need a Java environment with a JCE (Java Cryptography Extension) which supports the Diffie-Hellman algorithm with a public prime of 256 bits. The Sun Java Platform, Standard Edition, Version 1.4 (J2SE) and later requires a public prime of 512 bits or more. An alternative mechanism if the 256 bit public prime is not supported, is STRONG_PASSWORD_SUBSTITUTE_SECURITY.

To use the encrypted user id and password security mechanism during JDBC connection using the network client, specify the securityMechanism in the connection property. If an encrypted database is booted in the Network Server, users can connect to the database without giving the bootPassword. The first connection to the database must provide the bootPassword, but all subsequent connections do not need to supply it. To remove access from the encrypted database, use the shutdown=true option to shut down the database.