Hi,

>I am testing firebird 2.1 traffic with Wireshark, because I am
>considering using it over Internet or taking the resources to write a
>middleware (which if possible, we would skip).

Security wise is not a good idea. But if you're realy considering open your
fb server to the internet, using a secure tunnel like Zebedee may improve
both security and performance.


Regards,
Anderson Farias