Security- ODBC over Internet

From: "Adam Lang" <aalang(at)rutgersinsurance(dot)com>
To: "PGSQL General" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Security- ODBC over Internet
Date: 2000-09-25 16:26:19
Message-ID: 001d01c0270d$562fb880$330a0a0a@Adam
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How severe of a security concern is it to connect to Postgresql via ODBC
over the Internet?

A client wants to be able to access their database from anywhere, remote
offices, home, etc.

If I made a VB app that connected to a Postgresql database that had a public
IP number, am I courting with disaster?

I know a lot of it involves the security setup on the server itself, but I
was curious if there are issues with having a database open to the "public"
like that?

Adam Lang
Systems Engineer
Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company

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