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  • Installation Password vs DBMS Authentication

    From Steve@s.anderson.au@gmail.com to comp.databases.ingres on Sun Aug 29 00:53:11 2021
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    Hi folks
    Is using an Installation Password considered less secure, versus say DBMS authentication, when connecting to a remote Ingres installation?
    To give some context, I am thinking in terms of a cloud environment where Ingres installations can be spun up and down willy nilly. By spun up, I mean where Ingres is installed and started on a new server instance with the press of a button (well, thatrCOs the theory).
    I thought DBMS authentication maybe more secure for connecting to a remote instance - presumably each user is prompted for their password when connecting. However, this would require the newly created Ingres installation to have the user information in order to authenticate the user.
    Also, this ignores the fact that the cloud provider will have their own layer of security.
    Any thoughts (apart from donrCOt over think it)?
    Thanks
    Steve
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