Sec_Seq_Detection

Description

When you access an SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise database in PowerBuilder through Open Client, Sec_Seq_Detection is one of several parameters that support per-packet security for network-based security services. (For other per-packet security parameters, see the See Also section.)

Sec_Seq_Detection controls whether your connection's security mechanism can detect and reject transmitted packets that arrive at the server in a different order than was originally sent from the client. When Sec_Seq_Detection is set to 1, the security mechanism detects and rejects packets that arrive at the server out of sequence.

When Sec_Seq_Detection is set to 0 (the default), the security mechanism cannot detect packets that arrive at the server out of sequence.

You must specify a value for Sec_Seq_Detection before connecting to the database in PowerBuilder.

Using third-party security mechanisms

For information about the third-party security mechanisms and operating system platforms that has been tested with Open Client security services, see the Open Client documentation.

Applies to

ASE, SYC SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise

Syntax

Sec_Seq_Detection=value

Parameter

Description

value

Specifies whether your connection's security mechanism can detect and reject packets that arrive at the server in a different order than the one in which they were sent from the client. Values are:

  • 0

    (Default) Prohibit your security mechanism from detecting packets that arrive at the server out of sequence. You can also specify 'No' or 'False' to set this value.

  • 1

    Allow your security mechanism to detect and reject packets that arrive at the server out of sequence. You can also specify 'Yes' or 'True' to set this value.


Default value

Sec_Seq_Detection=0

Usage

When to use

When transmitting data over a network, commands sent to a server might arrive out of sequence. For example, if packets are sent from the client to the server in the order P1, P2, P3 and the server receives the packets in the order P1, P3, P2, this is considered an out-of-sequence error.

Setting Sec_Seq_Detection to 1 ensures that your security mechanism can detect and subsequently reject packets that arrive at the server out of sequence.

Set Release parameter

For this parameter to take effect, you must also set the Release parameter to 11 or higher to specify that your application should use the appropriate version of SAP Sybase Open Client Client-Library (CT-Lib) behavior. See the description of the Release parameter for more information.

Requirements for use

To use Sec_Seq_Detection or any other parameter supporting Open Client security services, you must meet certain requirements for using security services in your PowerBuilder application. For details, see the section called “Requirements for using Open Client security services” in Connecting to Your Database.

Corresponding CT-Lib connection property

Specifying a value for Sec_Seq_Detection sets the corresponding SAP Sybase CT-Lib connection property named CS_SEC_DETECTSEQ.

Examples

To allow your security mechanism to detect and reject packets that arrive at the server out of sequence:

  • Database profile

    Select the Detect Sequence Errors check box on the Security page in the Database Profile Setup dialog box.

  • Application

    Type the following in code:

    SQLCA.DBParm="Sec_Seq_Detection=1;Release=15"

See also

Release

Sec_Confidential

Sec_Data_Integrity

Sec_Data_Origin

Sec_Replay_Detection