This parameter is only active when the authentication parameter is set to CLIENT.
This parameter and trust_clntauth are used to determine where users are validated to the database environment.
By accepting the default of "YES" for this parameter, all clients are treated as trusted clients. This means that the server assumes that a level of security is available at the client and the possibility that users can be validated at the client.
This parameter can only be changed to "NO" if the authentication parameter is set to CLIENT. If this parameter is set to "NO", the untrusted clients must provide a userid and password combination when they connect to the server. Untrusted clients are operating system platforms that do not have a security subsystem for authenticating users.
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