| Subject | Re: [firebird-support] How to change SYSDBA password for embedded |
|---|---|
| Author | Helen Borrie |
| Post date | 2007-02-03T06:05:01Z |
At 04:43 PM 3/02/2007, you wrote:
you just delete the source code? Just make sure you have an off-line
backup of it though....and, whatever you do, don't DIE before your
users have some use for your database. :-)
However, possibly a more sensible thing to do (first, anyway) is to
read Geoff Worboys white paper about DB "metadata security". It
might lead you to believe that going to all that trouble is fairly
futile...You can find it at the Documentation Index page, in two
languages, one of which is not English. :-)
./heLen
>Hi,Well, if you want to pop a little pill for your paranoia, why don't
>
>Thanks for the lengthy reply. Makes sense.
>
>Also, is there a "WITH ENCRYPTION"(available in sql server) option
>for SPs in firebird. In SQL Server when you try to look at SP that
>was compiled "WITH ENCRYPTION", you can't see the source.
>
>I just feel like I should hide something :)
you just delete the source code? Just make sure you have an off-line
backup of it though....and, whatever you do, don't DIE before your
users have some use for your database. :-)
However, possibly a more sensible thing to do (first, anyway) is to
read Geoff Worboys white paper about DB "metadata security". It
might lead you to believe that going to all that trouble is fairly
futile...You can find it at the Documentation Index page, in two
languages, one of which is not English. :-)
./heLen