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Requirement: We need a new parameter or any other configuration which allows to connect to Informix database which has encrypted password. Details of scenario: Data Direct Informix driver version: 5.1.4 We are obliged by our PCI requirements to encrypt all passwords in transit. The default state of an Informix connection does not do this, but there is an option that allows it. However, this option doesn't work at the moment with Data Direct driver, because the client appears to not recognise it (connection ) We have looked through the documentation and can't see any evidence that this driver supports the Informix password encryption feature: http://media.datadirect.com/download/docs/jdbc/alljdbc/help.html#page/jdbcconnect%2FConnection_Properties_2.h tml%23 The feature which we want to replicate in Data Direct connection is similar to the configuration specified in below article for native driver: http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGU8G_12.1.0/com.ibm.jdbc_pg.doc/ids_jdbc_062.htm With Native driver, following steps are taken for successful connection: Driver name is: com.informix.jdbc.IfxDriver Driver jar: jdbc.3.70.JC8 available in IBM website The JDBC url is: jdbc:informix-sqli://[hostname]:[port]/[dbname]:informixserver=[ifxservername]; The parameter we absolutely need is SECURITY=PASSWORD; To make table handling work the way your apps are used to, DELIMIDENT=Y; is also needed, which makes " enclosed strings into db object names rather than strings.
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