System and method for restricting unauthorized access to a database
US6385730B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 3, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2211/007
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A secure client/server system provides remote access to a database system without allowing unauthorized users to access data stored within the database system. A client computer (client) establishes communication with server computer (server) and transmits a user password to the server. The server receives the user password and translates the user password into an alias or different password. When the client submits a request for data contained in the database system, the server accesses a database system associated with the server using the alias password. The database system allows the server to access information within the database system based on the alias password. Since the database system recognizes the alias password instead of the user password, only attempts to access the database via the server (after passing the security measures in place at the server) should be successful.
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