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DataDirect Technologies Heightens Security in Application Infrastructure

DataDirect Technologies, a provider of data connectivity and mainframe integration and an operating company of Progress Software Corporation, announced enhanced security features to its line of data connectivity products supporting all major databases, platforms and data sources.

DataDirect Connect for ODBC, DataDirect Connect for JDBC database drivers and DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET data providers have added data encryption and operating system (OS) authentication. The new security features found in the DataDirect Connect product line help organizations implement security policies to protect information assets and comply with regulatory requirements. DataDirect Technologies' data encryption utilizes Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to protect data in transit while the OS authentication capability leverages Kerberos and includes support for credential delegation and connection re-use.

OS authentication, implemented using the Kerberos security protocol, enables users to securely identify themselves over networked systems to gain access to information. Often used to implement a single sign-on infrastructure, OS authentication enables users to sign in once and then have access to all the systems and data to which they are entitled.

DataDirect Technologies provides credential delegation and the ability to securely associate a pooled connection with a different user. These capabilities ensure that the authentication process is handled in a systematic fashion by all application components while using the least amount of system resources.

To ensure a secure transmission of data across the network between the database and the application, DataDirect Connect database drivers and data providers support database-specific encryption including SSL. SSL secures the integrity of data by encrypting information and providing client/server authentication.

DataDirect Technologies' drivers are built on a wire protocol architecture which eliminates the need for database client libraries. Moreover, because DataDirect drivers are designed to minimize network I/O, this architecture provides performance dividends since it reduces the impact associated with data encryption processing.

For more information, visit www.datadirect.com.


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