Re: Secure Database Systems

2004-07-09 Thread David Dick
afaik the term translucent database applies to a regular database that has encrypted data in it. The main differences is in whether the encryption is one way only (ie. using a md5 hash of a name instead of the actual name) or reversible (using 3des to encrypt and decrypt the name). a good

Re: Secure Database Systems

2004-07-09 Thread Rory McKinley
Sarah Tanembaum wrote: snip We have 10 computers(5bros, 4sisters, and myself) plus 1 server with I maintained. The data should be synchronize/replicate between those computers. Well, so far it is easy, isn't it? Here's my question: a) How can I make sure that it secure so only authorized person

Re: Secure Database Systems

2004-07-09 Thread Mitch Pirtle
Rory McKinley wrote: Hi Sarah This is more of a PHP question than a MySQL question as to my mind while it is all possible, the bulk of the work would need to be done on the PHP side. Assuming that you don't have the time to write all the necessary code from scratch, you might want to look for

Re: Secure Database Systems

2004-07-09 Thread mos
At 06:29 PM 7/8/2004, you wrote: Hi David, the link you provided is quite interesting. Is such database(translucent database) actually exist? Or is it just a concept? Thanks Sarah, These databases do exist. Transparent (translucent) encryption has been around for a while (at least on

Re: Secure Database Systems

2004-07-09 Thread David Dick
CPAN is your friend. for example; http://search.cpan.org/modlist/Security uru -Dave Sarah Tanembaum wrote: So, we can virtually use any database to do the job. It is really the function of the program to encrypt(save) and decrypt(read) the sensitive data. Does anyone knows such a program that

Secure Database Systems

2004-07-08 Thread Sarah Tanembaum
I was wondering if it is possible to create a secure database system using MySQL/PHP combination? I have the following in mind: I wanted to store all my( and my brothers and sisters) important document information such as birth certificate, SSN, passport number, travel documents, insurance(car,

Re: Secure Database Systems

2004-07-08 Thread SGreen
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Re: Secure Database Systems

2004-07-08 Thread David Dick
G'day Sarah, Pater Wayner has apparently written a book on the subject of how to store and use information in a database that will be of limited use to attackers. His website is below, with an oreilly article describing the book. Haven't read it myself yet. http://www.wayner.org/books/td/

Re: Secure Database Systems

2004-07-08 Thread Sarah Tanembaum
Hi David, the link you provided is quite interesting. Is such database(translucent database) actually exist? Or is it just a concept? Thanks David Dick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] G'day Sarah, Pater Wayner has apparently written a book on the subject of how to