Hi,

Native database level encryption is coming !!!

If you need this, it is probably worth waiting for 4D v17 R5 / v18 !
I would be silly to re-invent the wheel...

This is a great feature and a good selling point. Thanks 4D.

https://blog.4d.com/introduction-to-data-encryption-in-4d/

Bruno LEGAY
A&C Consulting


> Le 2 avr. 2019 à 11:14, Bruno LEGAY <[email protected]> a écrit :
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Instead of keychain, which is a good idea but maybe problematic for cross 
> platform and backing-up / restoring. Don't get me wrong, I like and I trust 
> apple iCloud backups but maybe not a good option for your situation.
> 
> There is the PKCS12 file format which is made to store private keys (a 
> keystore)... The file is a secure (encrypted) key store which can be opened 
> with a password.
> 
> This way, each user has a keystore password (random generated) and a pkcs12 
> file in a blob, the keystone password is encrypted with a master password (or 
> using a custom user password).
> The keystore contains the private key. The public key can always be generated 
> from a private key.
> You will have to be sure that the system works when user changes his main 
> password, etc..
> 
> openssl can manage PKCS12.
> 
> Contact me if you need some help on this (I have done a lot of openssl stuff 
> with 4D components).
> 
> HTH
> Bruno LEGAY
> A&C Consulting
> 
> 
> 

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