2 excellent points claude thanks again for your help with this
richard >>>what do you think about this? > >First point: if your database is correctly stored in a safe area not >accessible by HTTP, the risk is really low. >If is is stored in an area vieable by HTTP, then so is your template to >decrypt and view data any way. >It's like hanging the key of your house on the entrance door ;-) > >Second point, if is was really a concern and an issue, there would be >some tool available on your database system to handle it. Database >systems provide with other protection schemes. The best option is to use >them. >Database systems are develop by professionals who know what they are >doing, not by customers who think they know where the danger is. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:321460 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
