> Theoretical question: must every connection provide a valid key, or first > connection unlock the database for everyone?
Why should the **connection** provide the key? The engine should be able to find/validate the key on its own, when the database file is _opened_. This would mean that for SS and SC the key would be validated only once, for Classic on each connection (since each instance opens the database) The connection is simply asking to access the database... Sean P.S. Again the language of the question is framing database encryption as dependent on client-server connectivity. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
