>Who will be able to open and read your database, and from which >application? Some CF app?
hmm, i am now wondering whether there is really a need to encrypt the columns, but instead just to control the access to that data through the cf application. i suppose the thing we need to think about is if someone hacks into the database, we have personal data alongside other data, which the client doesnt want, so actually yes some form of encryption on the personal data is required thanks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:321441 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4

