Encrypting Data

[BlueJay924]

I want to be able to encrypt my data from an ms access database, but from what i read, the security provided by MS Access is easy to break. one message i read said was to not store the actual value, but to store its hash value. This works fine but the data cannot be decoded and i need to be able to decode the encrypted data. Does anyone know how i can accomplish this? does anyone know of a good, secure encryption/decryption algorithm?

 

[a_jam_sandwich]

Access97 was easy but 2000+ is a lot harder. Its a case of scanning through dictionarys or using a brute force approch of trying different letters to try and break the code.

My suggestion is make a Access2000 database with a lengthy password containg letters and numbers.

Andy

 

[quahog]

A possibility

In the past I have used PGP. It used to come with a developers handbook.

http://www.pgpi.org/products/pgp/versions/freeware/

 

[ehsen]

Use Access XP

It is better for you to use Office XP version which is more stable and comes with the more reliable encryption algorthims.

 

[LaGallinaMarta]

For my personal experience the pwd of access i very very easy to found !!
Read IT
http://www.lostpassword.com/access.htm

Bye

LGM

 

[Volte]

.NET has a bunch of built in cryptography functions that may be of use to you. Look at the System.Security.Cryptography namespace.