Volker Birk <bumens@dingens.org> wrote in news:45e57791@news.uni-ulm.de:

> Dan Cooperstock <dcoops@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>> I'm writing an open source application that uses the Firebird
>> embedded database. Firebird doesn't have database encryption, and
>> embedded Firebird doesn't have real password security for the
>> database. So, right away, I understand that the database itself is
>> not secure
>
> Secure against what threats?
>
> Yours,
> VB.

That's a very good question, Volker. I think realistically all I can hope is that it protects
against unauthorized people who happen to have physical access to the computer on which
my program has been installed getting into my program. Not people who are determined to
get in, and have serious technical expertise, but just casually interested people, probably
other staff or volunteers for the charity using my program.

- Dan.