Abstract: An automated method for managing secure access by trusted users of a plurality of disparate databases. Each user presents a uniquely assigned set of access credentials during an authentication session, and authenticated users are connected to a proxy server. The proxy server manages access to all database(s) and intermediates any exchange of database commands and query responses which the user is authorized to initiate. A corresponding record in a user account repository is checked to identify those databases and resources which are to be made accessible to each respective user, and connections between these and the proxy server are made and torn down, on-demand. For each user, an audit log is created and updated to reflect all user database activity, and audit reports may either be generated on demand or automatically based on the occurrence of one or more selectable events.