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Posted - 2001-03-05 : 00:26:58
Jai writes "Hi all,

This one is a real X FIle, just without Mulder, Scully or the Lone Gunmen!

I have a 7.0 database on an NT Server platform, to which access must be restricted via a sole application. So, I have to use an application role. I go in the database and run these statements to add and activate the roles, respectively;

Exec sp_addapprole 'Sirius', 'password'

(The system confirms the role is created.)

Exec sp_setapprole 'Sirius', 'password' 'odbc'

(The system confirms the role is activated.)

Right, now I should not be able to connect using anything but this role, agreed? But here's where things go wrong. I can then successfully connect from another computer by using MS query from Excel, from a login that is not even a member of the Public Role!

I tried again, started and stopped the Server/DTS/Agent services and dropped the old role after each successful login before recreating it. I've checked my syntax exhaustively. I must be doing something wrong, or overlooking something, otherwise MS has a major security problem! (Just hope the Cancer Man doesn't find out!!)

Thanks in advance everyone,


Jaishel."
   

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