 | 10.3. Data Encryption |
In the discussion of the SERVER_ENCRYPT authentication type we mentioned that the user ID and password supplied in the CONNECT statement are encrypted to protect from eavesdropping. DB2 Version 8.2 is further enhanced to also provide encryption of data as it travels over the network. DB2 is compliant with the Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 (FIPS 140-2). You can now encrypt and decrypt user data using encryption mechanisms.
To use data encryption both the DB2 client and server must support it. The authentication value SQL_AUTHENTICATION_DATAENC in the catalog database command enforces SERVER authentication and ...
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