Dear All,
How is it possible to protect the Intellectual property for a integration / analysis project?
For instance if I build a complex solution €“ how do I avoid others to view and copy the solution.
Best Regards, T
I have been asked to prepare a feasibility study for an upgrade to aVB app that uses a SQL server db.The application is thin client, with about 100 sites connecting viaterminal services. 99% of the processing and business logic is doneusing stored procedures.The application is a highly configured version of an off-the-shelfproduct.The company would like me to quote for redesigning the front end, butfor this to interface to the existing db structure. However, theoriginal developer regards the database structure, particularly thestored procedures, as her intellectual property.Anyone have any idea how I (and the company who have asked me to dothe work) stand legally? Obviously I don't want to get lawyersinvolved unless absolutely necessary (for example, if we clearly don'thave a leg to stand on, then there's no point in paying some shyster£300 an hour to tell me what I already know.)TIAEdward
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Hi All,
I would like to build a standard BI solution based on MS SQL2008 - integration services, analysis service and reoprting services.
This stardard BI solution can be distributed to multi customers - however I want to protect the source code so customers cant access the code.
I would like to be able to ecrypt or protect the solution - so the customer only get the "executable" but they cant access the soruce code. This is to protect my intellectual property.
Kindly advise if there are any way to achive this objective in SQL2008.
I did some research in SQL 2005 long time back - but I was unable to find resolution to protect the intellectual property.
I would be extremely pleased to get some good advise on how to protect IP in SQL 2008.
Thanks heaps, Thomas
I am having problems exporting data into a flat file using specific code page. My application has a variable "User::CodePage" that stores code page value (936, 950, 1252, etc) based on the data source. This variable is assigned to the CodePage property of desitnation file connection using Property expression.
But, when I execute the package, the CodePage property of the Destination file connection defaults to the initial value that was set for "User:CodePage" variable in design mode. I checked the value within the variable during runtime and it changes correctly for each data source. But, the property of the destinatin file connection doesn't change and results in an error.
[Flat File Destination [473]] Error: Data conversion failed. The data conversion for column "Column01" returned status value 4 and status text "Text was truncated or one or more characters had no match in the target code page.".
[DTS.Pipeline] Error: The ProcessInput method on component "Flat File Destination" (473) failed with error code 0xC02020A0. The identified component returned an error from the ProcessInput method. The error is specific to the component, but the error is fatal and will cause the Data Flow task to stop running.
If I manually update the variable with correct code page and re-run the ETL, everything works fine. Just that it doesn't work during run-time mode.
Can someone please help me resolve this.
Thanks much.
Hi,
I developed a simple custom control flow component which has several read/write properties and one readonly property (lets call it ROP) whichs Get method simple returns the value of a private variable (VAR as string). In the Execute method the VAR has a value assigened. When I put the value of ROP or VAR into MsgBox I can see the correct value. However when I execute the component I can not see the value of the ROP in the property window. I see the property but its value is empty string. For example when I put a breakpoint to postexecute or check the property before click OK in a MsgBox I would expect that the property value would be updated in SSIS as well. Is there a way how to display correct values of custom tasks properties in property window?
Thanks for any hints.
Untill recently I had a smooth running SSIS package,but suddenly it throws error syaing
"OnError,,,,,,,The result of the expression
"@[User:trTextFileImpDirectory] +"SomeTextStringHere"+ @[User:trANTTextFileName] +(DT_STR,30,1252) @[User:taging_Date_Key]+ "SomeTextStringHere"
" on property "ConnectionString" cannot be written to the property. The expression was evaluated, but cannot be set on the property."
I have child SSIS package running under a parent package (through execute package task)
I have few flat file connection managers in child package for text file import , in which I am building text file path dynamically at run time by assigning an expression in connection string property of connection manager.
The Expression is as follows
"@[User:trTextFileImpDirectory] +"SomeTextStringHere."+ @[User:trANTTextFileName] +(DT_STR,30,1252) @[User:taging_Date_Key]+ +"SomeTextStringHere"
Where @[User:trTextFileImpDirectory] is a variable which contains path of directory containg text
files.Value in this variable is assigned at runtime from parent package's variable,which in turns fetch
value from a configuration file on local server.
With my current configuration this path has been configured to some other server's directory over network ( I.e my package picks text files from some other servers folder over network)
While
"Some string here"+ @[User:trANTTextFileName]" part of file name string.
(DT_STR,30,1252) @[User:taging_Date_Key] Contain the date of processing ,value in this variable is also picked up at run time from parent package variable.
1) So can someone give me some insight into possible reason of failures.
2) Is it possible that problem arises if directory (from which I m picking text files) is assigned password or is there exist some problem in accessing forlders over network ?
3) Or there can be some problem in package configuration at design time( I.e where I m assigning value in variable from parent package vriables)?
My client maintains its HR data in an application that uses Oracle as its backend. This highly-sensitive data is basically off limits to all but a select few. Presently, I use a program in Access 97 that allows one high level HR person to pass their login to linked Oracle tables and copy a large chunk of this data to Access tables. From there I can morph it as needed for the Personnel, Safety, EEOC and other areas. The client sees this PW-protected, encrypted Access DB as safe because, being "only an Access DB", it falls below the radar of IS. This basically means IS can't get to the data. However, accessibility and scalability are non-existent. I'd like to reduce the Access DB to a shell that simply links to Oracle and SQL Server 7 tables and performs a straight pipe of the raw data between DBs. However, now IS will be very interested (since it's SQL 7) and have Admininstrator rights, therefore causing the HR people to squash the deal. How can I lock SQL 7 up so tight that IS can't get to the data and yet be able to maintain the DB? If this is not feasible, are there any other options that might provide a solution?
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I have a report with parameter called "parm1", that gets a value of "true" or "false" depanding on another parameter.
When the report is runnig the parm1 value is "false".
How can I protect this parameter from a change by the user?
I mean - the user can run the report and then add to the url "¶m1 = true".
Can I do anything against that?
I tried marking it as "internal" and I thought that now it can get his value only from inside the report but it didn't worked.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
Hi,
Just read about SQL injection, and tested it out with sample database, and it does hack my database, the article show to prevent SQL injection by using application code to remove those keywords and change single quote to double quote, is there any method to prevent SQL injection directly using the database system itself, maybe stored procedure or anything?
Thanks.
Hello.
I have a report with parameter called "parm1", that gets a value of "true" or "false" depanding on another parameter.
When the report is runnig the parm1 value is "false".
How can I protect this parameter from a change by the user?
I mean - the user can run the report and then add to the url "¶m1 = true".
Can I do anything against that?
I tried marking it as "internal" and I thought that now it can get his value only from inside the report but it didn't worked.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
Hi all,I have been learning .net and creating a public facing site. I am therefore worried about SQL injection.My question is...Is enclosing customer input inside .net SQLParameters enough to protect you from SQL injection?If not why not?I have seen people saying that SQLParameters alone is not enough but not an explanation why?Can anyone help?If I use code to remove words like drop or characters like '%' I'm limiting what my users can enter, but if I have to I will. taC
View 1 Replies View RelatedDear Colleagues,
I have designed a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database application using Visual Basic 2005. I want to control access to the database programmatically, without the End-User opening the database in SQL Server.
I want to protect the database structure such as my tables, code, etc. This restriction should include all the Administrators of the Computers on which my application will be deployed. Any modification of my database or code should be implemented only by me.
What is the best way to do this using (a) Windows Authentication Login? (b) SQL Server Login? How do I configure the User-Login?
NEW: In addition to above question, how best do I achieve this protection if installing the DB with other databases in an already existing server, is it possible to remove the Builtin Admin from the server role?? As in my case, there is no need for anyone else to open the DB in Management Studio at all as my VB application does all that is required.
Thanks and best regards,
Peter
I want only SQL Server Authentication not Windows Authentication Because If some one copy database and attach at some other place using Windows Authentication then they can see each and everything.
I want something like Access (I know its password can be broken very easily)
I want to protect Table & SP Schema, Data is not much important.
Its urgent
hello,
We wrote an erp,and provide a platform to participator to extend my erp system,so I will give my participator database dictionary,but I only want to give partial database dictionary,I will hide some table and some field, I want they cann't open the database thouth sql server management studio or other tools,only can using our interface to access database,how can I do?
-- I use sql server 2005
I have a DB on my SQL Server Express 2005. In this db I have one table and I DON'T want any user can modify data on this table but I want only show this data (only select statements allowed). If I install this db on one of my customers' machine, I can see that he can modify data into this table If he log in into the database with windows authentication and not with the "USERLOGIN" that I have created with sql server authentication. What can I to to remove dbo access in Windows authentication in my db and "transfer" the dbo in another user access (like MYUSER with Sql Server authentication)?
Thank You
Mirko
I have some tables in the employee database, this database created from sql sever 2000. I build a employee management application by C# and sqlserver 2000.
My goal is after design complete the empployee database by sqlserver 2000, any users can not modify my tables and unkonw table's structure.
help me please
thanks and reagards
Hi Everybody:
We have a table which needs to be updated 2 million times per day. It hosts all real time transaction. There are 200K records in this table. Would you please to share your experience with me about how to protect/save such table in SQL 2000 from any possible damage?
We plan to use point-in-time backup (every 5 minutes). It still takes at half an hour to recover the whole database. Any new technology from Microsoft or SQL 2000 you can recommend?
Thank you very much.
Joan
Hey!
This post contains the code for this thread: http://www.sqlteam.com/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14475
It deals with the problem how to prevent log actions in long running batch jobs from being rolled back. It was heavily inspired by Andy Pope´s approach to error handling (http://www.sqlteam.com/item.asp?ItemID=2290) and in fact you will see much of his code here.
The code:
This procedure dynamically opens a second connection in parallel to the existing connection of the calling procedure using SQL-DMO. So the second connection runs without the scope of transaction of the calling procedure. So no action you take here is rolled back in case the calling proc fails. So be careful! Keeping data integrity is your job here and you could do many weird things to your database.
The procedure dynamically adds a user function that if called just would return the object token of the new DMO connection. So any piece of code in the same batch could reuse the exisiting connection.
LogConstructor
CREATE PROCEDURE LogConstructor AS
if exists (select * from sysobjects where id = object_id (N'dbo.MFF_GetLogObject')
and OBJECTPROPERTY(id, N'IsScalarFunction') = 1)
drop function dbo.MFF_GetLogObject
DECLARE @Error INT
DECLARE @ErrorMsg VARCHAR(255)
DECLARE @oSQLServer INTEGER
DECLARE @Source VARCHAR(255)
DECLARE @Return INTEGER
declare @dynsql nvarchar(3000)
-- Create the SQLServer object
EXEC @Error = sp_OACreate 'SQLDMO.SQLServer', @oSQLServer OUT
IF @Error <> 0
GOTO OA_Error
-- Set the login process to use NT Authentication
EXEC @Error = sp_OASetProperty @oSQLServer, 'LoginSecure', -1
IF @Error <> 0
GOTO OA_Error
-- Connect to server using NT Authentication
EXEC @Error = sp_OAMethod @oSQLServer, 'Connect', NULL, @@SERVERNAME
IF @Error <> 0
GOTO OA_Error
-- Verify the connection
EXEC @Error = sp_OAMethod @oSQLServer, 'VerifyConnection', @Return OUTPUT
IF @Error <> 0
GOTO OA_Error
IF @Return = 0
GOTO OA_Error
-- Create Function with server object
select @dynsql = N'CREATE Function MFF_GetLogObject () RETURNS INT AS BEGIN RETURN ' + cast(@oSQLServer as varchar) + N' END'
EXEC sp_executesql @dynsql
return
OA_Error:
-- Get the error text
EXEC sp_OAGetErrorInfo @oSQLServer, @Source OUT, @ErrorMsg OUT
SELECT
@ErrorMsg = CONVERT(CHAR(16), @Error) + ': ' + @ErrorMsg + ' (Source: ' + @Source + ')'
print @ErrorMsg
return
GO
The next procedure just drops the DMO connection and also drops the user function as the token is invalid by now. This proc should be called within the same batch as the constructor to clean things up properly.
LogDestructor
CREATE PROCEDURE MFP_LogDestructor AS
declare @lo int
select @lo = dbo.MFF_GetLogObject()
exec sp_OADestroy @lo
if exists (select * from sysobjects where id = object_id(N'dbo.MFF_GetLogObject')
and OBJECTPROPERTY(id, N'IsScalarFunction') = 1)
drop function dbo.MFF_GetLogObject
GO
Hello,How to protect structures(Tables,SP,Views and Functions) of a SQLServer Database?(Password protect a database file)I have a SQL database that will distribute with my application, I wantto protects it's structure from my appliction users. Only myapplication can access the database.Thanks
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View 3 Replies View RelatedHi, i want to know if its posible to create credentials or certificates in order to protect a SQL 2005 data base.
Because if someone Buckups one of my DBs from my server, and try to restore it in orther server i dont want they to see my DB information because he dont have the correct credentials or certificates for it.
This is posible?. if is, How i do it ?
Best Regards.
I got a problem concerning encryption. The thing is I have decided to use symmetric key protected by certificate to encrypt certain information. Certificates are protected by database masterkey and by service key.
But I also want to be sure that if someone steals my database with all its data he wont be able to decrypt it with his own SQL Server Management Studio where he has all the permissions.
Also after some time I will need to take my database and set it up on another PC.
Has anyone ideas how to solve this??
P.S. As far as I know if symmetric key is protected by certificate which is protected by DB master key and service master key then you cant decrypt data if database is moved to another workstation and opened with another Management Studio. Please can anyone explain how this works( if its true). And if this is true then how can i move my DB without loosing access to encrypted data???
Panos writes "I am working with SQL Server 2005 Express Edition. How can I protect mdf files from being transfered (attached) and be used to another SQL server in another machine?
Thanks
Panos"
How to Protect From SQL Injection in ASP.NET and SQL 2005 for custom query expression?In my project, I allow user to custom query expression through UI, such asstring queryCondition=' sale>20 and sale <100'string queryCondition=' createDate>"10/10/2005"'string queryCondition='Fullname like "%Paul%" '...I construct SQL based the queryCondition string, such as string mysql='select * from mytable where '+queryConditionI know it's very dangerous because of SQL Injection, but it's very convenient for user to custom query expressionCould you tell me how to do? many thanks!
View 13 Replies View RelatedI am exporting the data from database to an excel template that will have 100+ columns and approx 4000 rows of data. Then the business user will make changes to some columns without modifying primary key columns and will send back to us where we will update the same to database.
In order to this am using an excel template by protecting the primary key columns with a password protection.
At template level am fine and whenever am trying to modify any primary key column it's not allowing and am totally good there. But when I use that excel template as a destination to load data from SSIS, all the protected columns are no longer protected and i could able to make changes.
I have a problem protecting a SQL 2005 SP2 server on Windows Server 2008 (64bit), running DPM 2007 on Windows Server 2003 (32 bit).
The following SQLVDI event ID 1 is logged in the event viewer:
SQLVDI: Loc=SVDS:pen. Desc=BADMEM. ErrorCode=(-1). Process=2972. Thread=6504. Server. Instance=MSSQLSERVER. VD=Global{CC60D260-C5DD-406A-9E63-64A9503A9763}1_SQLVDIMemoryName_0.
The UUID changes each time the event is logged, but the first event is followed by:
SQLVDI: Loc=SVDS::Cleanup. Desc=Close(channel). ErrorCode=(6)The handle is invalid.
. Process=2972. Thread=6504. Server. Instance=MSSQLSERVER. VD=Global{CC60D260-C5DD-406A-9E63-64A9503A9763}1_SQLVDIMemoryName_0.
Then this is repeated twice:
SQLVDI: Loc=SVDS::Cleanup. Desc=Close(channel). ErrorCode=(6)The handle is invalid.
. Process=2972. Thread=6504. Server. Instance=MSSQLSERVER. VD=.
Event ID 3201 is then logged by MSSQLSERVER:
Cannot open backup device '{CC60D260-C5DD-406A-9E63-64A9503A9763}1'. Operating system error 0x80770006(error not found).
This is followed by Event ID 3041:
BACKUP failed to complete the command BACKUP DATABASE CommunityServer. Check the backup application log for detailed messages.
It looks to me like the virtual device creation fails in the first step, the next three event messages are the cleanup of the failed virtual device, and the final two messages are the failed SQL backup as the expected device doesn't exist.
My question is why? The message seems to indicate bad memory, but I'm sure the physical memory is good - The 16GB in this server has been tested extensively, and I have no other issues. Perhaps its some sort of memory allocation error?
I'm going to apply cumulative update 7 to this SQL server to see if it makes a change. What's the latestest version of sqlvdi.dll available?
TIA,
Karl.
We have a commercial VB.NET winforms client/server application that utilizes SQL Server 2005 express edition. The schema and data that the application utilizes is proprietary and could be very damaging if it got into a competitors hands.
Is there any way to protect the data and schema of a sql server 2005 express edition database?
Will this functionality ever be added?
Thanks
Hello,
I have a group I'll call G4.
The header table row for G4 contains 3 textboxes containing the sums of the contents within G4. The header table row for G4 is visible while it's contents, including the G4 footer table row, is kept invisible until the report user drills down into the group.
When the report user drills down into G4 the footer table row becomes visible and the sums of the contents of the group are displayed for a second time.
At this point I want the sums in the header to be set to invisible when the sums in the footer are made visible by the drilldown.
When I try to reference the hidden property of textbox66 in the G4 footer in order to set the hidden property of header textbox57 in the G4 header I get to this point...
=IIF(reportitems!textbox66.
When it fails to give me an option of choosing the .Hidden property and instead only gives me a .Value.
If I complete the IIF statement manually so that it spells out .....
=IIF(ReportItems!Textbox66.Hidden = False, True, False)
...the report chokes on it.
So my question is, how do I reference the hidden property of one or more textboxes in a group to use as condition checks to set the hidden property of another textbox in that same group?
Thank you for any help you can provide. We are only now beginning to implement reporting services and I have not yet had the chance to research this in greater detail for lack of time.
I am having trouble initializing my connection. This is the code:
Dim
DBConnPhone As New
SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("DBConnPhone"))
Dim DBConnClient As New
SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("DBConnClient"))
Dim Sqlcomm1 As New SqlCommand
Dim Sqlcomm2 As New SqlCommand
DBConnPhone.Open()
DBConnClient.Open()
Once I start debugging, it stops and give me the error "The ConnectionString Property was not initialized" Any suggestions?
Hi, After many nights without sleep I'm not seeing this? Can anyone help why I'm getting a ConnectionString Property not set error? thanks!
Dim Sconn As StringDim DBCon As New Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionSconn = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("LocalSqlServer")DBCon = New SqlClient.SqlConnection(Sconn)Dim cmdCommand As New Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand
'Dont forget to instantiate a connection object
cmdCommand.Connection = DBConDBCon.Open()
I would like to create table by T-SQLand need to specify DescriptionBut I can't find any sample to add Description property by T-SQL Additionally, I also would like modify Description property by T-SQL. What can I do ????? Please help me ......
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I am using sql server 2005. In some tables to create the column Autoincrement I had set the 'Idetity Specification' property to 'Yes'. I want to know that how can we do it through sql scripts i.e. by writing query.
Please let me know
Thanks & RegardsGirish Nehte