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ODBC SQL Server

Secure Your Application Data with the Right ODBC SQL Server Driver

Today’s distributed business applications, such as those that use ODBC to access Microsoft SQL Server back ends, have many inherent security vulnerabilities. Application developers and system administrators must guard against an ever-changing battery of threats including packet sniffing, SQL injection, and DoS attacks. In an ODBC SQL Server environment, using a ODBC SQL Server database driver rich in security features can help to protect your critical application data.

Progress DataDirect ODBC SQL Server Drivers Deliver Industry-Best Security

Progress® DataDirect is the world’s leading provider of data connectivity and data interoperability solutions. Our DataDirect Connect® line of database drivers is the industry’s most comprehensive, with drivers for every major connectivity API, operating platform, and database type – including ODBC SQL Server drivers; other types of SQL ODBC driver; ADO.NET data providers; a Type 5 JDBC driver for Oracle that overcomes the limitations associated with the JDBC Oracle Type 4; and many more.

Like all of our database middleware, our ODBC SQL Server drivers are engineered with robust security features including:

  • OS authentication. Progress DataDirect ODBC SQL Server drivers support Kerberos-based or NTLM authentication mechanisms, enabling you to include database access in a secure Single Sign-On architecture.
  • Wire protocol architecture. Our Microsoft SQL Server ODBC driver employs a unique wire protocol that eliminates the need for database client libraries, thus doing away with a potential point of vulnerability.
  • Network data encryption. DataDirect ODBC SQL Server middleware features built-in TSL/SSL data encryption support, providing you the ability to automatically encrypt all communications between your front-end applications and your SQL Server back end.

By building security features such as these into our database drivers, Progress DataDirect simplifies and accelerates your development of highly secure distributed applications. Our open standards-based security implementations ensure easy integration with your existing IT architecture. Overall, using a DataDirect Connect ODBC SQL Server driver is one of the strongest and most efficient measures you can take to safeguard your valuable application data.

Complementing our secure data connectivity products, Progress offers a wide range of data integration solutions, including an EDIFACT converter that delivers high-performance EDI conversion, and a mainframe BPM solution that enables businesses to achieve an unprecedented degree of operational responsiveness. The breadth of our solutions and the dependably high performance of our products has made Progress DataDirect the data connectivity and integration provider of thousands of major companies around the world, including 96 of the Fortune 100.

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