I think that would do it. Simplest idea so far. Anybody see any problems with it? Anyone have a simpler solution?
> On Sep 1, 2014, at 11:35 AM, Geoff Worboys <ge...@telesiscomputing.com.au> > wrote: > > Jim Starkey wrote: >> Sorry, if you had been paying attention, you would have >> noticed that the key comes from a database parameter block >> parameter. Really, understand first, then shoot. > > So? If you had been paying attention, you would have > noticed that I didn't single key management out as the only > factor. > > Indeed, why bother with the encryption aspect at all? It's > simply unnecessary and redundant at this point - which was > my fundamental point. > > If the aim is to avoid needing new DLL etc., then take your > DPB idea and make it a boolean "save source" option. > > When an application builds their database for distribution, > or when they login to apply updates to a customer database, > they make sure to set this option in their connection string > and away they go. > > -- > Geoff Worboys > Telesis Computing Pty Ltd > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Slashdot TV. > Video for Nerds. Stuff that matters. > http://tv.slashdot.org/ > Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Slashdot TV. Video for Nerds. Stuff that matters. http://tv.slashdot.org/ Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
