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Authorization is finding out if the person once identified, is permitted to have the resource.
Authorization explains that what you can do and is handled through the DBMS unless external security procedures are available.
This is usually determined by finding out if that person is a part of a particular group, if that person has paid admission, or has a particular level of security clearance.
Authorization is equivalent to checking the guest list at an exclusive party or checking a ticket in an opera.
DBMS allows DBA to give different access rights to the users as per their requirement.
In SQL Authorization can be done by using Read, Insert, Update or Delete privileges.
Types of authorization: We can use any one or combinations of the following basic forms of authorization.
a) Resource Authorization:
- Authorization to access any system resource
E.g: Sharing of database, Printers.
b) Alternation Authorization:
- Authorization to add attributes or delete attributes from relations.
c) Drop Authorization:
- Authorization to drop a relation.
Database administrator:
The main authority of databse system is databse administrator(DBA)
The SQL standard specifies modification to the schema can be done only by the database owner of schema or DBA of schema.
The DBA may authorize new users, restructure the database and so on.
It is analogous to that of superuser or operator for operating systems.