Patent ID: 8844028

Claim:
An integrated secured open database connectivity (ODBC) application programming interface (API) arrangement, comprising: a driver manager, said driver manager being configured for at least handling a function call from an application program; a set of drivers, said set of drivers being configured for at least accessing a data source and applying said function call to said data source; a security module, said security module being configured for performing at least one of scanning said function call for malicious content and preventing an unauthorized user from accessing said data source; and a secured driver manager, said secured driver manager being in communication with at least said security module and disposed in a data path between said application program and said driver manager to at least intercept said function call to decide whether said function call would be forwarded to said driver manager, wherein said driver manager, a driver of said set of drivers, and said security module is implemented as computer readable code in a non-transitory computer readable medium.