> I actually wonder why the login password is stil only 8 chars. Why not
> extend the significant chars of a password to let's say 64? This would
> prevent DB access when someone gets the 'security.fdb' file (or the
> appropriate IB file). AFAIK the 8 pwd chars may be cracked through a brute
> force approach, which is quite easy to do :-(((

Until these issues are solved, you can find some workarounds on
www.volny.cz/iprenosil/interbase

Ivan