Online Documentation for SQL Manager for DB2

Creating/editing trusted context

Use the Trusted Context tab of Trusted Context Editor to create/edit a trusted context and specify its definition.

 

 

 

Trusted context name

Name the trusted context to be created.

 

System authID

This field specifies that the context is a connection established by system authorization.

 

Default role

Specify the role which is the default role for the trusted context.

 

Enabled

Check this option to specify that the trusted context is created in the enabled state.

 

Attributes

Specify a list of one or more connection trust attributes upon which the trusted context is defined.

Note: Attributes can be added and removed with the help of corresponding context menu or Navigation bar items.

 

Default encryption level

Specify the minimum level of encryption of the data stream or network encryption.

 

Host name (or IP address)

Specify the actual communication address used by the client to communicate with the database server.

 

Encryption level

Specify a the level of encryption for selected specific address:

NONE, no specific level of encryption is required.

LOW, a minimum of light encryption is required.

HIGH, Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption must be used for data communication between the client and the DB2 server if an incoming connection is to match the encryption setting for this specific address.

 

 

Users

At this tab you can specify who can use a trusted connection based on this trusted context.

 

 

 

Authorization name

Define a user that can use this trusted connection.

Note: Users can be added and removed with the help of corresponding context menu or Navigation bar items.

 

Default role

Specifies that role-name is the role to be used for the user when a trusted connection is using the trusted context.

 

With authentication

Specifies that switching the current user on a trusted connection to this user requires authentication.