Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Getting Started:
Core Business Services

OpenEdge SQL data security

OpenEdge support for SQL data security supports some standard OpenEdge data security features as well as some features unique to SQL or that otherwise distinguish SQL from 4GL data security:

The relationship between OpenEdge SQL security, Progress 4GL security, and the database, including the option to restrict access to the database to either SQL or the 4GL using the Type of Server to Start (-ServerType) database startup parameter. For information on the -ServerType startup parameter, see OpenEdge Deployment: Startup Command and Parameter Reference .
Authentication and creating users and administrators.
Authorization through the granting, verifying, and revoking of privileges.
Data privacy over connections between SQL clients and the database using SSL. For more information on SSL in OpenEdge, see the "Application network security using SSL" section.

For more information on authorization and authentication in OpenEdge SQL, see the "Core user authentication and authorization" section. For more information on SQL data security, see OpenEdge Data Management: SQL Development .