mySQL not secure on wind98. Any suggestions?

[ctskinne]

Open anytable.MYD in a hex editor and you can read the data.
So mySQL relies on other security (eg Unix directory security)

Can anyone recommend a database for Wind98 that has some security?

[Cant use Access, hacks are too widely available]

 

[RichardN]

The only way I can think of providing some type of security is to encrypt the data in the database. I don't know of any databases right off that support that natively. Generally, saving encrypted data is handled on the application side, so you'll have to use and encryption/decryption layer scheme in your application when you are trying to write/read to whatever database you're setting up. This will cause quite a speed issue doing this to your entire data, but is the only thing I can think of on Win98 to keep hex-editors from viewing data.

 

[piti]

if the os is insecure than any other ways of securing your database is condemned to fail ;-)