--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Ismael L. Donis García" <ismael@...> wrote:

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> As I see it nobody has given you a satisfactory answer.
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> 1. Create the BD with a different user sysdba
> 2. Create role sysdba
> 3. Don't give permission to the role sysdba
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> Best Regards
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> || ISMAEL ||
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: kornelraju
> To: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 3:41 AM
> Subject: [firebird-support] firebird password
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> I was working on a ERP system and finally, concluded.
> I used firebird as database. I created a new password for admin. created a new user and password.
> I installed on a client machine, the erp.fdb file and the application.
> They were using and were happy.
> Now, I came to know that, one guy in the client place, stole the erp.fdb and tried several passwords and did not get it, so, he installed a firebird on his computer and copied the erp.fdb and opened it with firebird default password, and stole the entire db design.
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> how to protect from this kind of things.
> How to make sure, that the database cannot be copied?
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Only encryption can fix this
Firebird is opensource
then someone can change code of checking privileges and gain access to this database also in your scenario


Karol Bieniaszewski