SQL Anywhere Multifactor Authentication

[Former Member]

Hi, does anyone know if SQL Anywhere 16 (or higher) provides the idea of "Multifactor Authentication"?

For example, instead of just requiring a UserName + PW to log into the DB, can SQL Anywhere be configured to force the login/authentication process to require one of the following (or more) combinations:

1.)  UserName/PW and a fingerprint scan?

2.)  UserName/PW and an eye scan?

3.)  UserName/PW and physical location verification (i.e. user is in U.S. or India, etc.).

4.)  UserName/PW and an issued user Certificate (from a Certificate Authority).

5.)  UserName/PW and an issued smart card (like a CAC card).

[former_member188493]

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[Former Member]

Thanks Breck, that's what I thought...

Well looks like the only way to get the desired affect (though not directly from within Sybase) may be one of the following:

1.)  Override the Sybase DB-login process to perform a secondary-authentication/check (via use of the Sybase DB's "post_login_procedure" and/or "login_procedure" options) and tie it in with something 3rd-party or custom extended stored procedure that could then require BioID, CAC, or Token input.

2.)  Use Integrated Login and make the O.S. Login process use some form of Multi-factor authentication - thus Sybase still doesn't do anything special and instead puts the onus on the O.S. login process to provide/enforce multi-factor authentication.