Re: Database securing problem

From: Ricky Artigas (ricky_artigas@yahoo.com)
Date: 11/05/02 

From: "Ricky Artigas" <ricky_artigas@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 23:18:04 +0800

Hi, Andrei. That's the only solution I could see as far as sql server is
concerned... I guess it would be best to encrypt the data if it is that
sensitive and if you want it to run on all windows platforms. ;o)

Ricky Artigas

"B Andrei" <bandrei@mediafax.ro> wrote in message
news:562b01c284a7$3f4449c0$37ef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA13...
> I wish I could, but the application is for
> distribution and it should work on all Windows platforms,
> including 95 and 98. So this is not a solution to my
> problem.
> That's the reason for using MSDE 1.0 and not the new
> version. I've searched everywhere and I can't imagine that
> Microsoft didn't included not one single way to protect
> the content of a database, any sort of encryption (even in
> Access you can use the workgroup file and this kind of
> problem is solved).
> I mean... all you must do to access the content of a
> database is to stop the MSDE, copy the mdf and ldf files
> to your own MSDE of SQL Server and attach them, and you
> have access to everything with your own admin (sa user).
> The only solution I currently have is to encrypt the
> sensitive content myself in every single record!
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Place it on a Win2k or XP machine and set the file
> permissions.
> >
> >"B Andrei" <bandrei@mediafax.ro> wrote in message
> >news:470501c283eb$cefc7540$37ef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA13...
> >> I'm running a MSDE 1.0 on a windows 98 machine.
> >> Whatever user permissions for my database I set, another
> >> person with file access can simply copy the database
> (mdf
> >> and ldf files) to another sql server that he owns (so
> that
> >> he knows the passwords) and attach my database
> >> successfully.
> >> I'm planning to distribute a desktop application
> with
> >> an MSDE engine for database support and I can not find
> any
> >> solution to secure the content of it.
> >> Please help... if any of the ms guys can give me a
> >> suggestion. The previous version of my application used
> an
> >> Access database with a workgroup file and it worked very
> >> well, but now I can't find something to prevent someone
> to
> >> copy the database without detaching it and browsing the
> >> content.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Andrei B.
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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