Secure a database

These topics describe the actions you can take to secure your database.

• Grant file and data authority
  Choose one of the ways to grant file and data authority.
• Specify public authority
  When you create a file, you can specify and grant public authority. Read about the values you can specify for public authority and how you can grant it.
• Use database file capabilities to control I/O operations
  When you create a physical file, you can specify the file capabilities to control which input/output (I/O) operations are allowed for a database file independent of database file authority.
• Limit access to specific fields of a database file
  Choose one of the ways to restrict user update and read requests to specific fields of a physical database file.
• Use logical files to secure data
  This topic discusses the ways you can use logical files to secure data.