For you to use Open Client security services in your application, all of the following must be true:
You are accessing an Adaptive Server database server using Open Client Client-Library (CT-Lib) 11.1.x or later software.
You have the required network security mechanism and driver.
You have the required Sybase-supported network security mechanism and Sybase-supplied security driver properly installed and configured for your environment. Depending on your operating system platform, examples of supported security mechanisms include: Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) security servers and clients, CyberSafe Kerberos, and Windows NT LAN Manager Security Services Provider Interface (SSPI).
You can access the secure server outside DataWindow Designer.
You must be able to access a secure Adaptive Server server using Open Client 11.1.x or later software from outside DataWindow Designer.
To verify the connection, use a tool such as ISQL or SQL Advantage to make sure you can connect to the server and log in to the database with the same connection parameters and security options you plan to use in your DataWindow Designer application.
You are using a DataWindow DesignerDataWindow .NET database interface.
You are using the ASE or SYC Adaptive Server interface to access the database.
The Release DbParameter parameter is set to the appropriate value for your database.
You have set the Release DbParameter parameter to 11or higher to specify that your application should use the appropriate version of the Open Client CT-Lib software.
For instructions, see Release in the online Help.
Your security mechanism and driver support the requested service.
The security mechanism and driver you are using must support the service requested by the DbParameter parameter.
