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Direct connection to mssql from mobile over the Internet? My dsi security managers would never validate that...
ReplyDeleteMichael Thuma 1. Defining a VPN on a phone which leaks your DB link is just a security nightmare. A VPN to a DMZ of REST/SOAP services does make sense (3/4-tier), but a VPN with a link to a DB server (2 tier) accessed from a phone/table would not be allowed by much IT people for very good reasons.
ReplyDelete2. the DB direct connection protocol was not meant to be accessible over a slow and inconsistent network like the one available on mobile devices - so performance and stability would not be there, and security could be also problematic (you can fake root certificates when using VPNs).
3. So you would put the SQL on the mobile phone? So you need to re-compile and validate the whole app just to tune/change a little bit your code logic? Come on - every serious mobile development should use a SOA 3-tier approach. Or at lease use a remote DB connection (e.g. using datasnap/kbmbw/RemoteDB/SynDBRemote) and not direct connection to the DB.
5. It was not a definitive statement from my side - just a comment/reaction about a feature I would never want to use.
Michael Thuma Marmots and rabbits are both rodents, aren't they? :)
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