On 4/11/08, Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Gerald, > > Gerald Johnson wrote > > > I have a CD application that a vendor is suggesting that I use SQLite as > > the db. My concern is security. Currently we are using Access which is > > password protected, but very slow. I have not found any information > > about having SQLite password protected. Is it possible, and I just > > missed it? And/or do you have another suggestion. > > > > > I would echo the urge from others to buy this solution from Dr. Hipp, > the creator of SQLite. He deserves the support. > > However, my company has a solution to sell that does not offer strong > encryption, but does provide quite a bit of obfuscation. The one > advantage of buying my solution over that of Dr. Hipp is that it offers > a slowdown of only 6% (in my tests) over "raw" SQLite. Your Mileage May > Vary. Dr. Hipp states on his website that "when encryption is enabled, > there can be about a 50% performance loss." > > > http://www.hwaci.com/sw/sqlite/prosupport.html#crypto > > > > My solution works for SQLite 2.8.17 and SQLite 3.x.x. > > Please get in touch with me if you want to ask further questions about > my solution.
That is one of the most honest assessments of one's own capabilities vs. a competitor's capabilities I have seen since the "Miracle on 34th Street." Thankfully neither do I have the need nor the money for encryption. If I did, I would be torn between these two solutions. Nevertheless, a very nice demonstration of the ethos of open source. I would love to see the <leading proprietary db maker> company to talk the same way about the <other leading proprietary db maker> company. Hint: won't be holding my breath. > > Thanks. > > > > Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen > Emergence Consult, Denmark > http://emergence.dk > > > -- Puneet Kishor http://punkish.eidesis.org/ Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies http://www.nelson.wisc.edu/ Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) http://www.osgeo.org/ _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@sqlite.org http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users
