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Controlling Access by 3rd party tools

Would be very helpful to be able to control which users have the ability to access the database via 3rd party tools (e.g. Excel, Access, SSMS).  Currently it seems that any user with access to the system can access data via a 3rd party tool.  For example, they can connect via ODBC connection in Excel and import tables.  Application role security allows you to limit every user from changing data outside the software, but there does not appear to be any way to limit access altogether for specific users.  Some user would need access (DB Admins, Report Designers, etc.) but not every user. 

This issue was raised during a break out session at Collaborate 2016

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  • Apr 4 2017
VA - Vista Admin
Company Southern Industrial
I need it... Yesterday...Come on already
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  • Andre Ferreira commented
    April 10, 2017 21:54

    This seems more like a thing that you would need to fix in SQL, not Vista.

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