Application Connecting

From: cengiz (cengizu_at_globis.com.tr)
Date: 06/25/03

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    Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 07:25:16 -0700
    
    

    Encrypt your connectionstring and store it in windows
    registry, give permissions only to your app process and to
    admin to read this registry key (use regedt32.exe).Another
    way is use NT authentication, or you can use a connection
    object that is on COM+

    >-----Original Message-----
    >We have a major security problem here.
    >All of our web application uses UDLs to connect to our
    databases.
    >This UDLs keeps login and passwords saved.
    >
    >I wonder if someone gets access to this UDLs can expose
    all databases and he
    >can access unauthorized data.
    >
    >Can you guys give me a alternate way to change UDLs to
    another way of
    >connection without making a lot of work to change all
    applications that we
    >have? I dont want to hard-code user and passwords into
    applications too...
    >I was thinking about windows registry keys or
    somenthing...
    >
    >Thanks for help.
    >
    >Adriano Galle Dal Prá.
    >
    >
    >
    >.
    >


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