Improve the overview of Derby's security mechanisms
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Key: DERBY-5636
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-5636
Project: Derby
Issue Type: Improvement
Components: Documentation
Affects Versions: 10.9.0.0
Reporter: Rick Hillegas
The documentation on Derby's security mechanisms is scattered across several
manuals. This makes it hard for developers to figure out which security
mechanisms are relevant for a given application. Here are 3 places where
security documentation appears:
1) In the Developer's Guide section titled "Derby and security"
2) In the Admin Guide section titled "Derby Network Server advanced topics"
3) In the Reference Manual section titled "Derby properties" as well as the
syntax sections on GRANT, REVOKE, CREATE/DROP ROLE, and CREATE
FUNCTION/PROCEDURE.
It would be good to add a section which points the developer at all of this
material. It might be sufficient to rewrite the top level "Derby and security"
page of the Developer's Guide. The following white paper may help organize our
thoughts about this:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javadb/securitywhitepaper10-159253.pdf
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