Enhancing encryption requires a lot of effort especially with the frequent
updates and fixes.    Encrypted databases protects data on site, and added
safeguards within the intranet further enhance security.  If enhanced data
encrytion >=128 bit (and compression)  is ONLY NEEDED ON DATA TRANSAMISSION
BETWEEN SERVER AND CLIENT,  (with default edb encryption  on server
databases/files), what would be the best approach to achieve this scheme?
Would this option be possible to incorporate in later versions/builds?

Thanks,
George Patena

ElevateDB already has encryption support--so does DBISAM (EDB's older
brother).  It's one of the big reasons I've used the Elevate Soft products
as opposed to something like Firebird.

See these references:

http://www.elevatesoft.com/products

http://www.elevatesoft.com/manual?action=viewtopic&id=edb1sql&topic=starting_configuring_server


David Cornelius
Cornelius Concepts

George,

<<  If enhanced data encrytion >=128 bit (and compression)  is ONLY NEEDED
ON DATA TRANSAMISSION BETWEEN SERVER AND CLIENT,  (with default edb
encryption  on server databases/files), what would be the best approach to
achieve this scheme? >>

It would be virtually impossible for you to do such changes yourself.  The
password keys are all 128-bit currently, and a lot would need to be changed
in order to support longer keys.  It's something that I've got on the list
for EDB 3, including AES support and possible public/private keys for the
comms.

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

Tim:

<< It would be virtually impossible for you to do such changes yourself.
The   password keys are all 128-bit currently, and a lot would need to be
changed  in order to support longer keys.  It's something that I've got on
the list  for EDB 3, including AES support and possible public/private keys
for the
comms. >>

Thanks for this information on EDB3.  I can rest assure and continue our
development effort on  ElevateDB, knowing enhancements on encryption is
planned.  This is important as  minimum encryption levels are required in
industrial applications requiring data security.

Thanks.

George Patena