Re: how do i encrypt the .frm file with a password
I was considering encrypting the data itself. However, that would impact performance and our ability to compress it. We are using access now and it is a 5 cd install. I was hoping I could get away with password protecting the files to provide some security. ""David Crane"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > I need to provide some security to a database that I am working on. This > database will be distributed and I need to prevent users from being able to > simply copy the files and being able to have complete access to it. I want > to do this: "Encrypt the `.frm' file with a password. This option doesn't do > anything in the standard MySQL version. " > > (http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/CREATE_TABLE.html) I have recompiled > mysql to enable 64 indexes on a table. So, recompiling it is not a problem. > Do I need a custom version or MaxDB? > > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how do i encrypt the .frm file with a password
Since this database will be distributed, our users will be administrators. If they are able to copy the files to another computer and set up mysql themselves, they could get access to the entire database directly and export any or all data. Configuring the service to run as a different user would not prevent this. And, they would have access to the files as administrator. As I see it, the passwords for users are only used by the service itself and passwords are not applied to the files themselves. As for operating systems, we are going to support Windows NT, 2000, & XP. ""David Crane"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > I need to provide some security to a database that I am working on. This > database will be distributed and I need to prevent users from being able to > simply copy the files and being able to have complete access to it. I want > to do this: "Encrypt the `.frm' file with a password. This option doesn't do > anything in the standard MySQL version. " > > (http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/CREATE_TABLE.html) I have recompiled > mysql to enable 64 indexes on a table. So, recompiling it is not a problem. > Do I need a custom version or MaxDB? > > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how do i encrypt the .frm file with a password
This will be distributed on Windows computers and not unix/linux. ""David Crane"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > I need to provide some security to a database that I am working on. This > database will be distributed and I need to prevent users from being able to > simply copy the files and being able to have complete access to it. I want > to do this: "Encrypt the `.frm' file with a password. This option doesn't do > anything in the standard MySQL version. " > > (http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/CREATE_TABLE.html) I have recompiled > mysql to enable 64 indexes on a table. So, recompiling it is not a problem. > Do I need a custom version or MaxDB? > > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
how do i encrypt the .frm file with a password
I need to provide some security to a database that I am working on. This database will be distributed and I need to prevent users from being able to simply copy the files and being able to have complete access to it. I want to do this: "Encrypt the `.frm' file with a password. This option doesn't do anything in the standard MySQL version. " (http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/CREATE_TABLE.html) I have recompiled mysql to enable 64 indexes on a table. So, recompiling it is not a problem. Do I need a custom version or MaxDB? -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
