Comparing DB2 and CA ACF2 Option for DB2 Features › Controlling Access to DB2 Resources

Controlling Access to DB2 Resources

This section compares how DB2 and CA ACF2 Option for DB2 control access to DB2 resources. It also compares how DB2 grants privileges to IDs with how CA ACF2 Option for DB2 uses the UID to control access.

DB2 controls access to its resources through:

• Explicit assignment of privileges
• Implicit ownership of resources
• Privileges associated with plan or package creation and execution
• Use of views.