10.1. DB2 Security Model: The Big Picture
The DB2 security model consists of three major components: authentication, administrative authorization, and database object security (also known as database object privileges). Figure 10.1 illustrates these components.
A combination of external security services and internal DB2 authorization mechanisms handle DB2 security. As shown in Figure 10.1, a user goes through the authentication process before connecting to the database. Once the user ID and password have been successfully verified, an internal DB2 process takes over ...
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