>>Hi,
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>>I need to develop a database that contains very confidential information. This data must be accessible to remote sites (using the internet) but must be very secure (it is medical data). I would probably go with SQL Server or POSTGRESQL as the database.
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>>Off the top of my head I see two options for accessing it:
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>>1. database on the web hosted somewhere and web front end to access it. This is probably not very secure.
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>>2. database hosted on company's machine, accessible through a VPN over the internet. Is this more secure?
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>>Are there other options I should consider? Any advice?
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>If it needs to be secure then I would either choose PostgreSQL or Oracle. SQL Server and MySQL have a lot of security issues.

Interesting. Anything particular in mind?
Most comparison between MS and Oracle that I find seem to indicate the opposite is true. eg:http://www.databasesecurity.com/dbsec/comparison.pdf

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>I would also take a look at Oracle Application Express:
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>http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/application_express/index.html
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>Regards,