AW: Performance of encrypted db?

[Bart Pietercil]

Hi Tiemo,



On 07 Oct 2008, at 14:46, Tiemo Hollmann TB wrote:

> Hi Bart,
> my thought was if "Encryption of the structure allows you to deny  
> opening of
> your database files" I can't read the datas too, or am I wrong here?

I think so:
it may be dependent of the way you setup your database (one file or  
(at the most) 4 files (vdb,dat,blob, ind)
If you use the 'more' file format only the vdb file will be encrypted  
with kStructureOnly leaving the data part wide open

if you use the one file format I wouldn't trust the data being  
protected (when hacking the file), but we better ask the Highest  
Authority (Ruslan)



>
>
> May I ask, why you don't use encryption any more? Technical  
> problems, or
> just no need for?

NO need for. As I remember it worked pretty well (I was using it for  
local databases, not server)

hth

Bart