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DataDirect Technologies has implemented Windows authentication within their Type 4 JDBC (Java DataBase Connectivity) A programming interface that lets Java applications access a database via the SQL language. Since Java interpreters (Java Virtual Machines) are available for all major client platforms, this allows a platform-independent database  components used for connecting Java applications to Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System.  data.

Comment: Windows authentication is also called 'integrated security' and 'trusted connections' primarily because it is an integral part of the operating system operating system (OS)

Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs.
 and relies on the user being authenticated or trusted by the OS. It eliminates the need for users to log in separately to multiple applications: the security credentials established for the user at logon time are used to authenticate the user when connecting to SQL Server. Windows authentication provides security features such as secure validation and ecryption of passwords, auditing, password expiration, and account lockout lockout, intentional closing up of a company, factory, or shop by an employer to prevent employees from working during a strike or labor dispute. The term lockout  after multiple invalid login requests.

DataDired Technologies has implemented Windows authentication using Kerberos, a network authentication protocol designed to provide authentication using secret key cryptography An encryption method that uses the same secret key to encrypt and decrypt messages. The problem with this method is transmitting the secret key to a legitimate person who needs it. Contrast with "public key cryptography," which uses a two-part key; one public and one private. .

The Kerberos protocol is suitable for applications that share data over the Interact, as it eliminates the need to pass user ID and password information over the wire, ensuring greater security. Kerberos also verifies that data has not been modified in transit by a third party. www.datadirect.com
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Publication:Database and Network Journal
Date:Aug 1, 2003
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