> Well, if you are talking about ease of use, I'd not argue. > But the current discussion is about security. Would you ever > see Oracle/DB2 turn on the admin account and leave the > password blank by default? No, but SQL Server did. How > about the original topic of this thread? I don't think > Oracle/DB2 would by default allow any guest to get in and see > your DBs and objects. I'm not a SQL Server admin expert, so > I'm just going by what's been said here, and personally I'd > tend to avoid SQL Server, because if it's security record.
I don't think this is a comparison you want to make. Oracle has loads of vulnerabilities, and they've been having all sorts of trouble getting patches out lately. SQL Server is pretty easy to secure, actually. Comparatively, it's not easy to do much of anything in Oracle, in my experience. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:239948 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
