Security

jConnect provides Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Kerberos options for securing client-server communications

SSL – use SSL to encrypt communications, including the login exchange, between client and server applications.
Kerberos – use Kerberos to authenticate Java applications or users of Java applications to Adaptive Server without sending user names or passwords over a network. Also use Kerberos to set up a single sign-on (SSO) environment and provide mutual authentication between the digital identity of a Java application and that of Adaptive Server Enterprise.

Note: You may use Kerberos to encrypt communications and provide data integrity checking, but these features have not been implemented for jConnect.

You can Kerberos and SSL together, providing the advantage of both SSO and encryption of data transferred between client and server applications.

Restrictions
Kerberos and SSL is used with Adaptive Server; SQL Anywhere does not currently support either SSL or Kerberos security.
Implement Custom SSL Socket Plug-ins
Plug a custom socket implementation into an application to customize the communication between a client and server.
Kerberos
Kerberos is a network authentication protocol that uses encryption for authentication of client-server applications.
Related Documents
Review the additional information on Kerberos security.