Informix Software Inc, Menlo Park, California yesterday announced plans for a multi-level secure version of its Informix-OnLine database engine. Informix-OnLine/Secure will add security features expected to achieve the US Department of Defense B1 security rating to the fault-tolerant and multimedia capabilities of the standard OnLine and will be offered for all major secure versions of Unix and across a wide range of Unix-based systems. Planned security features include mandatory access control, multiple security levels within the database, selectable auditing of security-relevant events, and close co-operation with the underlying secure Unix. It is also planned to include SQL’s discretionary access controls which enable the database owner and other designated users to decide who can read or update which sets of data. OnLine/Secure is currently scheduled to be available during the first half of next year.
