Hi, Firebird v2.5.3
I've been studying the source trying to understand the reasons behind a particular aspect of EXECUTE STATEMENT with ON EXTERNAL. Specifically, why are USER PASSWORD and ROLE tied together here? I had thought it should have been feasible to have EXECUTE STATEMENT issued with a specific ROLE but no USER and PASSWORD, and still be able to use the current user credentials and it would be up to the external database to accept or reject the requested role access. In the code this appears to be a deliberate restriction rather than a practical matter of what is possible, so I am imagining there must have been security or other concerns about this. Can someone enlighten me, or maybe hint where I might find prior discussions on this (I can't find anything in my archives of this list). -- Geoff Worboys Telesis Computing Pty Ltd ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
