Subject Re: [firebird-support] Password in Embedded version
Author Andi Wangsadijaya
Halo Andi Wangsadijaya,

Pada tanggal 19 Maret 2007 jam 23:19:28, Anda menulis:
> Hello,

> I'm using the standalone (embedded) version of Firebird (in order to
> make the installation and maintenance as simple as possible).

> It seems that this version doesn't support password protection. This
> is a major problem since all end users would be able to read and even
> modify the content of the database. It would open the door to endless
> support issues.

> Can this embedded version be locked in any way so that only my code
> could access the data ? I've been using Access which password
> protects the local file but allows to provide the password from the
> code accessing the DB. Is there the same feature in FB ?

> Thanks
> Philippe Schlier
> pschlier@...

Just don't give the user to direct access to your database. If not it
could be happened even you use the non embedded version. User just
need to replace the security.fdb (or security2.fdb) and can access the
database.

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Best Regards,
Andi Wangsadijaya