Nigel Weeks wrote:

>To encrypt all database traffic(including passwords) between two hosts using
>ssh:
>(Make sure you don't have a firebird server listening locally)
>
>ssh username@dbserver -L3050:dbserver:3050 -C -cblowfish -g
>
>then connect to your local port 3050, and you'll get the server's
>firebird/interbase port, via a secure tunnel.
>
>the -C turns on compression(not really needed)
>the -cblowfish is the least CPU-intensive crypt method
>and the -g is incase you need to connect from other hosts
>
>Nige.
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: jbperez808 [mailto:jbperez808@...]
>>Sent: Tuesday, 11 May 2004 12:42 PM
>>To: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
>>Subject: [firebird-support] passwords and encrypted transmission
>>
>>
>>When connecting to a Firebird server via TCP/IP,
>>are the passwords sent over the wire as plain text?
>>
>>Are there any plans to allow Firebird to do an
>>SSL connection (I believe MySQL has this already)
>>to encrypt data coming to and from the server?
>>
>>Is there a way to use SSH to protect at least
>>password transmission (if not data) to/and
>>from the Firebird server?
>>
>>

Also take a look at an article written by Artur Anjos about using
Zebedee to compress/encrypt network traffic, I am using it a lot.

google for firebird zebedee and you will find it quickly...

See you !

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Alexandre Benson Smith
Development
THOR Software e Comercial Ltda.
Santo Andre - Sao Paulo - Brazil
www.thorsoftware.com.br