From: Sarah Tanembaum Date: 2004-07-10T09:52:43+09:00 Subject: Re: Secure Database Systems Hi Sean, I think we're getting there. As my question to Carl, is there any available database system that include those (configurable) business logic embedded in their database? Sarah "Sean O'Dell" wrote in message news:200407091209.21656.sean@celsoft.com... > On Friday 09 July 2004 11:32, Sarah Tanembaum wrote: > > > > Is the control should be in the database or the programming language such > > as Java, Ruby, PHP, ASP, PERL, etc? > > I personally usually develop a layer above the database where business logic > goes, and put user-level authentication there, and give the business logic > layer full access to the database. It's simple to encrypt individual fields > at the business logic layer. > > Sean O'Dell > >