A stored procedure is a set of SQL statements with an assigned name, which can be stored for later use so it can be reused and shared by multiple programs. Some of the benefits offered by stored procedures are:
- Security.
- Performance.
- Ease of use.
- Maintainability.
- Scalability.
In this article, I will show you how to secure data using a stored procedure. But before I do that, let us go through how stored procedures can be a secure and safe way to give access to your database.