Adrian,

Sorry to disappoint you, but this isn't a isolated Fb/Ib problem. As
far as I can remember, most (if not all) C/S databases are that way.
If anyone get's the datafiles, they *have* the data(the last time
I've tested, even Oracle was that way...). The secure stuff is
logging into the server, no-one should be able to get to the
datafiles (except the Dba or the Network Admin).

If you want something specially protected, use some type of Cypto on
the data.

Andrew

> Well Scott my app requires that I supply certain data to the

customer. It is

> this data that constitiutes the intellectual property, and also

thus the

> interest in the product.
>
> With access, and I don't in any way wish to use access, you get a

secured

> form of the database ie .mde fiel if I recall correctly.
>
> I've seen other users referring to a possible *.gds filew ie a

secure .gdb

> file.
>
> I will look into the securing of the server issue and thanks for

the link,

> but that is not my problem.
>
> Well I await as others a answer if any?
>
> Thanks Adrian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: skotaylor [mailto:scott@d...]
> Sent: 17 August 2002 05:34
> To: ib-support@y...
> Subject: [ib-support] Re: securing the *.gdb
>
>
> --- In ib-support@y..., "Alan McDonald" <alan@m...> wrote:
> > surely if someone can get a copy of the gbk or gdb file, your
> > security is already totally broken down?
>
> Surely, it is up to you, or your system administrator, to secure

your

> Operating System so that no one but root or the firebird user can
> access the file. If you use NT you are hooped, but if you use

*nix

> for the Firebird server, it is simple to secure files.
>
> Scott.
>
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