Thanks for the help and pointer!
On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 5:24 PM, Andreas Säger <[email protected]> wrote: > Am 22.12.2015 um 20:26 schrieb Blake McBride: > > I am trying to build a simple interface app for a user. With 35 years > > experience in software development, I can tell you: > > > > 1. It is customary to password protect a database to prevent > unauthorized > > access. > > > > 2. It is customary for applications that validate a user to have the > > password embedded in the program so that each user doesn't have to know > the > > DB password. > > > > You can store the password in the database document but the GUI does not > offer this option. The database document is zipped XML with no > encryption. If you save the user's database password in the document, > anybody with a zip tool and editor can read it. > > > That is what I am trying to do with Base. (Also, I see no relationship > > between your link and my question.) > > > > As a professional with 35 years experience in software development you > should be able to read. If you had one drink too many, the screenshot > indicates clearly that my tool can store the log-in flag, the user name > and the passord (together with jdbc:hsqldb: connection parameters). > > If you have any problem with code written by hobbyists, you may be > satisfied with this reference: > > > > http://api.libreoffice.org/docs/idl/ref/servicecom_1_1sun_1_1star_1_1sdb_1_1DataSource.html > > which should help you to write your own code storing a password in a > database document. > > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
