On 06 Jan 2014 02:12:50 -0800, <rudyhuan...@ymail.com> wrote: > I installed on a client machine, the ERP.FDB file and the application. > 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. > > How to protect from this kind of things ? > How to make sure, that the database cannot be copied?
As soon as someone has physical access to the database file, there is nothing you can do to prevent this. The only 'protection' you have is the legal protection of copyright and intellectual property rights, and the contract with your client. Mark
