Re: Credentials for Application use

[Dave Aronson <secureCoding2dave () davearonson com>]

"Gizmo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> the efficacy of the encryption is of some question.
> Basically, it keeps honest people honest.

Sounds a little better than I thought, but I'd still be worried about the 
owner name leaking into less honest hands.

> 1)  The app is architected around the Btrieve DB, with uses a
> proprietary API.  We can argue the merits of that until the cows come
> home, but it probably isn't relevant to this list.

Right, though come to think of it, the whole question is borderline 
off-topic, seeing as this is *Secure* Coding, not *Security* 
Coding.  :-)