--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Alan McDonald" <alan@m...>
wrote:

> >
> > Can I use a GUI tool like IBAdmin to open security.FDB and make
> > modifications to it logged in as SYSDBA? Are passwords stored in an
> > encrypted format?
> >
> >
> >
>
> yes you can and yes they are.
> There is an UDF available to encrypt the new password if you wish to do
> this. Otherwise you can use the API to do it.
> Take a backup of the file first and restore it to a gdb file in

readiness.

> If you break the real thing - there's only a reinstall to save you

unless

> you can stop the service and replace the file.
> Alan

How do I use the API to handle the encryption?