Isaac is right. It's the DB provider who would be at risk. Normally databases are secured behind firewalls and not accessible online. The web server should be the only system accessible online, and that web server communicates with the private database.
Sounds like your web provider is just being lame. They probably want you to sign-up for their DB hosting. -Adam On 7/26/05, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi: > > > I have a client who has a web server with one provider and > > a SQL Server at another provider. The web provider is so > > far refusing to create a datasource pointing to the > > external server saying that it would create a security > > risk on their shared server. Is this a legitimate > > concern? > > As far as I know only in theory for the company providing the SQL > hosting. So... if I read the situation correctly, the people with the > security issue aren't the people complaining about it. > > s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 > new epoch : isn't it time for a change? > > add features without fixtures with > the onTap open source framework > > http://www.fusiontap.com > http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:212891 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
