Is there any way to secure data tables in a SQL database from viewing by
an external program. We don't want the structure of our database be
avilable for viewing and possible reverse engineering of our
application. Thanks.
There is no way to hide the metadata for a user with sysadmin access.
You can use WITH ENCRYPTION to obfusticate your stored procedures, but
anyone who wants to crack it, will.
The general recommendation is to use licenses to control your
intellectual property.
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Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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