MobiLink Synchronization User's Guide
  Synchronization Basics

Security

There are several aspects to securing data throughout a widely distributed system such as a MobiLink installation:

• Protecting data in the consolidated database    Data in the consolidated database can be protected using the DBMS user authentication system and other security features.

  For more information, see your DBMS documentation. If you are using an Adaptive Server Anywhere consolidated database, see Keeping Your Data Secure.

• Protecting data in the remote databases    If you are using Adaptive Server Anywhere remote databases, the data can be protected using Adaptive Server Anywhere security features. By default, these are designed to prevent unauthorized access through client/server communications, but not to be proof against a serious attempt to extract information directly from the database file.

  Files on the client are protected by the security features of the client operating system.

  If you are using an Adaptive Server Anywhere remote database, see Keeping Your Data Secure.

• Protecting data during synchronization    Communication from MobiLink clients to MobiLink synchronization servers can be protected by the MobiLink transport layer security features.

  For more information, see Transport-Layer Security.

• Protecting the synchronization system from unauthorized users    MobiLink synchronization can be secured by a password-based user authentication system. This mechanism prevents unauthorized users from synchronizing data.

  For more information, see Authenticating MobiLink Users.