Teradata Database security is based on the following concepts.
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Security Element |
Description |
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User |
An individual or group of individuals represented by a single user identity. |
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Privileges |
The database privileges explicitly or automatically granted to a user or database. |
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Logon |
The process of submitting user credentials when requesting access to the database. |
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Authentication |
The process by which the user identified in the logon is verified. |
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Authorization |
The process that determines the database privileges available to the user. |
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Security Mechanism |
A method that provides specific authentication, confidentiality, and integrity services for a database session. |
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Network Traffic Protection |
The process for protecting message traffic between Teradata Database and mainframe-attached and workstation-attached clients against interception, theft, or other form of attack. |
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Message Integrity |
Checks data sent across the network against what was received to ensure no data was lost or changed. |
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Access Logs |
Logs that provide the history of users accessing the database and the database objects accessed. |
For detailed information on these topics, see Security Administration.