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JDBC Driver Enforcement Point

The eXate JDBC Driver is a client-side database driver that wraps standard Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) drivers to enforce centralised data security policies directly inside Java applications.

By acting as a proxy layer, the eXate JDBC driver intercepts standard database operations, rewrites SQL queries to apply Row-Level Security (RLS), and masks columns dynamically on the client side.

Key Capabilities

  • Client-Side Enforcement: Performs SQL parsing, rewriting, and dynamic masking inside the application JVM, reducing database load.
  • Seamless Drop-In Integration: Integrates into legacy and modern Java frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot, Hibernate, Apache Spark, Tomcat) by simply substituting the JDBC connection URL.
  • Dynamic Access Control: Integrates directly with your identity provider to resolve user roles, department claims, and geographical context.
  • Comprehensive Auditing: Captures and reports granular access logs directly from the application tier.

Integration Example

To activate the eXate JDBC Driver, you modify your application's database configuration to prefix the connection URL. For example:

Standard PostgreSQL Connection: 

spring.datasource.url=jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/production_db
spring.datasource.driver-class-name=org.postgresql.Driver

eXate Protected Connection: 

spring.datasource.url=jdbc:exate:postgresql://localhost:5432/production_db
spring.datasource.driver-class-name=com.exate.jdbc.ExateDriver

Technical Guides & Driver Setup

For detailed driver-level integration and database configuration walkthroughs, see the following guides: