Hi!
On Feb 01, Nicolas GREGOIRE wrote:
> msquared a ecrit :
>
> > Perhaps you want to distribute a CD full of databases, and people buy
> > access to specific databases. access = password
>
> IMHO, this method can't protect the content of the CD.
>
> Hace a closer look :
> - you have read acces to the CD (files-level read access), but your
> MySQL server asks for a password when you want to read a particular
> table.
> - so, copy the content of the CD to hard-disk (included privs database)
> - edit manually (vi -b) the passwords table, replace the existing
> encrypted password with one you know the clear text
> - use MySQL with the table stored on the hard-disk
> - you are prompted for a password, enter yours
> - you have access to the CD content without the original password
> ( you have just win some maps of Australia :)
>
> I think it would work ....
>
> Nicob
It wouldn't work if the password is used to decrypt the content.
And there could be different passwords for different maps.
Having different passwords for every possible combination of maps
from the CD poses an interesting mathematical problem, but I am not
sure it's impossible.
Regards,
Sergei
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