# Thin clients and other buzz words

- ## Proxying for remote access: "thin-client"

  - No need for database client code on the DBI client

- ## Proxying for network security: "encryption"

  - Can use Crypt::IDEA, Crypt::DES etc.

- ## Proxying for "access control" and "firewalls"

  - extra user/password checks, choose port number, handy for web servers

- ## Proxying for action control

  - e.g., only allow specific select or insert statements per user or host

- ## Proxying for performance: "compression"

  - Can compress data transfers using Compress::Zlib

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