Re: Connection String

From: Yuriev Olmos (yolmos@iie.org.mx)
Date: 10/29/02


Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 13:20:57 -0600
From: Yuriev Olmos <yolmos@iie.org.mx>


Deepa Gill wrote:
> I am designing an win32 .net application that connects to a remote SQL
> server database through the internet. I'm wondering if my connection string
> is exposed or encrypted when I make a connection to the database.
>
>
> I used my own sniffer program an could not locate the connection string, I
> just want to confirm this finding?
>
> thank you
>
> Deepa
>
> --
> Amer Gill
> Systems Programmer
> ChampionsWay, Inc.
>
>
Connection string is not send over the network, it's used by the driver
to properly establish a connection with the IP/port, send credentials, etc.
Any way, you have to encript the string within your code if you don't
want some one to reverse-engeneer your exe.



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