securing mdf files

From: Ramez (ramez_at_newsgroup.nospam)
Date: 06/22/05 

Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 15:46:11 +0200

Hi
I plan to use an MSDE (or Sql Server Express) database in my single-user
application. My problem is that the mdf file will be accessible (at least
readonly) to anyone using the application. How can I be sure that the user
cann't copy the mdf file and attach it to another server and view all the
information he wants to?

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