Subject Re: encryption From Charlie <tm@tc.co> Date Sat, 03 Feb 2024 12:54:33 -0500 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Thanks very much.  I will fool around with this.  That is what I was looking for, something to make it a little more secure! Heinz Kesting Wrote: > Hi Charlie, > > Hmmm..  I failed to mention that the program and data are only going to be housed on a local computer.  I want the password to protect someone from breaking into the program and/or somehow encrypt the data.  If there is another way to accomplish that, can you give me a hint as to where I might find info ? > > > > I'm not really sure what you are asking for, but if it's about > encrypting the data in your table, and PROTECT is not your friend, then > the DIY route is the way to go. > > The idea is, before you save the data to the table, change the > entryfield's value by some algorithm. Say your field holds the string > "AbcD", so you could, for example, store in the table just the ASCII > values of each character increased by a value of your own choice, let's > use 3 here for an example. > Your function would change the string entered by the user from "AbcD" to: > 06810110269 (the ASCII value for each character incremented by 3) > > So you would store the value 06810110269 in the table. When reading the > table, you would reverse the process und display the decrypted value. > Looking at the table's contents from the IDE would then be some kind of > funny number puzzle ... > > Of course, there's nothing to stop you from improving this "algorithm" > if you want it more complicated. However, this will never reach "bullet > proof" professional level, so you decide. > > I could help if you're interested in it. > > Kind regards, Heinz