--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Paul Vinkenoog <paul@...> wrote:

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> Hello Mike,
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> > The apps I write are pretty much desktop stuff. I'm trying to move away from Access. Firebird was looking real good, but I need a protected db for one of the apps.
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> Protected from whom? If you don't want the user to fiddle with the database internals, Firebird Embedded is not an option because it _requires_ that the user process have access to the database file. With the client-server model, only the server process needs access.
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> Paul Vinkenoog
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From anybody who may gain access (no pun intended) to the users computer. The app is for storing signons and passwords, so the user only has to remember one.

I understand it's not foolproof, but I think better than keeping a list taped to the bottom of the keyboard.

Deploying the client-server model for that seems a bit of overkill so far, but I'm still thinking about it.

The Zeoslib components for Delphi are using the CS model I suppose, because I haven't been able to connect without supplying the UID & PW.
Sound right, or am I doing something wrong?

Mike