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<H1>Thin clients and other buzz words</H1>
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<LI><H2>Proxying for remote access: "thin-client"
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<LI>No need for database client code on the DBI client
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<LI><H2>Proxying for network security: "encryption"
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<LI>Can use Crypt::IDEA, Crypt::DES etc.
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<LI><H2>Proxying for "access control" and "firewalls"
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<LI>extra user/password checks, choose port number, handy for web servers
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<LI><H2>Proxying for action control
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<LI>e.g., only allow specific select or insert statements per user or host
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<LI><H2>Proxying for performance: "compression"
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<LI>Can compress data transfers using Compress::Zlib
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