2. Need for security
Client Server
Customer id: 789910
Order id: 90
Item id: 150
Credit card no.
1234567890
Issued by: visa
Valid till: 2017
Server
database
Example of security mechanisms
1. provide a user id and password to every user and use that
information to authenticate a user.
2. Encode information stored in the database in some fashion so
that it is not visible to user who don’t have right permission.