Secwin Technical Briefing


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The Problem

Problem:	You need logins, passwords and Control level Access Control in your program
Problem:	You need robust product registration facilities
Problem:	You want security that's easy enough for your client to administer
Problem:	You want security that's easy to add to your application, yet powerful enough to meet your needs

The Solution

Secwin!

Firstly, Secwin allows you to add complete user access security to your Clarion applications. Logins, passwords, limiting access to screens, to controls, even to browse columns.

Secondly, Secwin provides you the developer with an effective copy protection and registration tool which allows you to activate all, or part, of your program via phone, fax or email. It can limit network instances of an application and can even tell you exactly who is running the program over the network.

In addition to all of this, ease of use has been a priority during the development of Secwin. Ease of use for the developer, and most importantly east of use for the end user. Any security is useless if it can't be remembered or if it takes longer than a minute to explain. Most importantly when giving over-the-phone support, the user should be able to follow your simple instructions without going wrong.

Secwin doesn't compromise on the rock solid security underneath though. Secwin makes your applications totally secure from unauthorized access. Not even other developers with the Secwin package can bypass your security. Other developers can not issue activation codes for your applications. And Secwin is the only product you can supply to your client where he is safe, regardless of the security at your development site. For those sites requiring lower security but more convenience, the Super User feature means access to the developer is always allowed.

Secwin is completely network compatible. It is designed with networks in mind and supports multiple applications using one central access file. In this way the user has only one password, not different passwords to each application. And they are free to login from any workstation. Best of all you don't need to configure Secwin on each workstation, only on the server. Secwin even comes in a Btrieve version to support WANS.

Clarion Online says...
	"Secwin is a feature-filled security package for Clarion for Windows... it has more features than I expected in a security system... Good value for your money... it's easy for the Supervisor to grant both screen access and control access... [User Groups] greatly simplify the Supervisor's administrative work. By using this feature it would be easy to administer large groups of users... Implementing security with Secwin was extremely easy." Clarion Online (Sep 97) "Secwin offers some compelling features and certainly deserves a look. If you need both security and protection at a reasonable price, this package is a hard one to beat." Clarion Online (Aug 98)

Features

User Access Control Features

Logins and passwords
User access control at a screen level
User access control at a control level - link controls together if you like
Inaccessible controls can be set to hidden, disabled or read-only
User access control at browse-column level
User groups - group users together for easy administration
Workgroups - limit records visible in browses based on user
Lock screen - leave your desk with the program open
Allows multiple login areas inside an application
Enforce case sensitive passwords
Enforce regular password changes
Enforce minimum password composition
Supports creation of a developer defined "Super User"
Rock solid security protects clients even against developers

Licensing and Registration Features

Company name - the client's not yours
Serial number - issued by you
Expiry date - great for demos or leased software
Program level - demo, lite, standard, professional and enterprise
Optional modules - allows up to 15 of them
Run counter - lets you expire the program after a certain number of runs or reports etc
Seed code - chosen by you protects your applications from other Secwin developers
Copies - limits the number of copies open at one time on the network
Supports defaulting to 30 days demo license if no license exists

Network Features

Supports central network user database spanning multiple EXE's so the user has just 1 password
Supports TopSpeed, Btrieve, MsSQL, SQLAnywhere, ODBC, Oracle file drivers
Supports central configuration, no need to got to each workstation
Checks and enforces concurrent network copies of your app
Lets you know who else on the network is using the application

Other Features

9 source examples, including a full working registration database, included
75+ pages of printable documentation, including user guide, template guide, template guide and technical reference
Low-level functions supply access to all Secwin features and data for advanced programmers
No hand code required - everything available in templates
Full internationalization support lets you translate any and all Secwin text
Control over the "look and feel" of screens, including fonts and graphics
Create your own login, change password and product registration screens, or use the built in ones

Cost & Availability

Secwin costs $249. This includes Secwin for Clarion 5, Clarion 5.5 and Clarion 6. To order On-Line visit www.clarionshop.com.

For more information contact

or fax +27 21 715 2535. A working demo version can be downloaded from our website - www.capesoft.com/ftp/public/secdem.exe