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Hi Andrew,

Truly speaking the authentication happens at backend (Informix server)
For example when an application make a connection to Informix server by
using ODBC driver it pass the user ID and password to the server.
Then the Informix server do the authentication process and if it get
successfully then that connection request will be server else it get
rejected from this point.

For authentication verification Informix server sent the request the
operating system.
If the server is installed on Windows NT then it will be the NT
authentication

Informix has provided an optional feature to store password at client side.
The password can be stored at client side by using SetNet utility that
shipped with Informix Client SDK.
If the password is stored, then Informix client (such as Informix ODBC
driver) connecting to Informix server will take the stored password if user
has not supplied password while making connection request.

Regards,
Satyan

Software Engineer
R&D - IBM Information Management Division
11200 Lakeview, Lenexa, KS 66219
Tel: 913 599 8792 (T/L: 337-8792)




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Hi folks

I'm wondering what the state of the art is for ODBC credentials and
Informix. We want a user to get access to Informix if they have a valid
Windows login, instead of having to store a password in the registry orget

prompted.

MS Sequel Server and it's OBDC driver can be configured to use NT
Authentication, so the connection is seamless. It's probably using the
Desktop tokens (NT style or Active Directories style) and passing them off
to the domain controller for verification.

Is there any way to get the Informix ODBC to work the same way?

On a fairly related subject, what's the capabilities and purpose of the
ability to plug PAM into the Informix engines? How can it be used?


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