I now have a specialized application which encrypts Interbase Connections. This is aimed at keeping Interbase Connections over the Internet secure. It also features authentication which is not suseptable to password replaying and other hacking methods. The encryption is Fast Public Key encryption. www.nothingbutnet.co.nz PS : I also have an online Contractor Advertisment database on my site. You can advertise your contracting skills, while still remaining ananomous. Prospective employers send you messages through the web site, and never get to see your email address - unless you want them to. This site is running on Linux, with Apache and Tomcat handling the Web Serving, and Interbase 6 as the back end database. I have a Delphi client to maintain the database. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz