Security enhancements

The Db2 12.1 release improves security by ...

The following table lists security enhancements that have been added to Db2® 12.1:
Table 1. Security enhancements in 12.1
Enhancement Description
New columns for trusted connection values in the MON_GET_CONNECTION MON_GET_CONNECTION_DETAILS table functions. With the release of Db2 12.1, you now have access to metrics specific to trusted connections. These include the trusted connection type, the trusted context used for a trusted connection, and the role inherited through a trusted connection.

For more information, see trusted_conn_type, trusted_ctx_name, and trusted_ctx_role .

Seccomp Syscall filtering for Fenced Mode Process (FMP). The Seccomp Syscall filtering functionality is a new feature that allows users to control Syscalls made for stored procedures and user defined functions in Db2 Fenced Mode Process (FMP). This is done through specifying rules for Syscalls via the libseccomp library.

For more information, see Using Seccomp to filter Syscalls for Fenced Mode Process (FMP).