Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Deployment:
Managing 4GL Applications

Designating a security administrator

Each level of security uses a user ID to determine the user’s authority to access data and files. Associating a user ID with a password provides even more protection against unauthorized access.

If you establish a list of valid user IDs, you must designate one user, or preferably more than one user, as security administrator. The security administrator is responsible for maintaining the security information in the database. Typically, the database administrator also serves as security administrator. The security administrator uses:

The Data Dictionary to establish connection, schema, and database access security at compile time or run time.
An activity table provided by you (the developer) to establish run-time authorization for accessing specified precompiled procedures.

For more information about designating a security administrator or establishing and maintaining user IDs, passwords, and data access privileges, see OpenEdge Data Management: Database Administration .