27.1.4 Handling of authorization identifiers

The length of the authorization identifier and the permitted characters depend on the system with which connection is established. Table 27-2 shows the permitted authorization identifier length, and Table 27-3 shows the permitted characters that can be used in an authorization identifier.

Table 27-2 Permitted authorization identifier length

System to be connectedPermitted authorization identifier length
HiRDBMaximum 8 characters
ORACLEMaximum 8 characters*
XDM/RDMaximum 7 characters
RDB1 E2Maximum 8 characters
SQL/KMaximum 7 characters

* When Oracle is the distributed client, a maximum of 7 characters is permitted for the authorization identifier used to establish connection with HiRDB.

Table 27-3 Characters permitted in an authorization identifier

System to be connectedCharacters permitted in authorization identifier
A-Za-z0-9#@, \Other
HiRDBYYYYYN
ORACLEYYYYNN
XDM/RDYNYYYN
RDB1 E2YNYYYN
SQL/KYNYYYN

Y: Permitted.

N: Not permitted.