--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Leyne, Sean" <Sean@...>
wrote:

>
> Alexander,
>
> > > unaffortunately i didnt find how to encrypt FB record,
> > > it cant be done, rigth ?
> > >
> >
> > You should do it on your own. FB has no internal encrypt method.
>
> Actually; not true.
>
> There is an undocumented feature in the engine (goes back to IB)

which

> provides the ability to encrypt data in the database, using a UDF -

- I

> don't recall if it applies to individual records or complete

database

> pages.

Is this true? If so, is it still there?

>
> The only problem, which is why it isn't really recommended, is

that it

> doesn't really help much:
>
> If you can access the physical database file to begin with, you

could

> reasonably be able to access the encryption UDF!
>
>
> Sean
>

Michael D. Spence
Mockingbird Data Systems, Inc.