UltraLite Database User's Guide
UltraLite Databases
By default, UltraLite databases are unencrypted on disk and in permanent memory. Text and binary columns are plainly readable within the database store when using a viewing tool such as a hex editor. Two options are provided for greater security:
Obfuscation This option provides protection against casual attempts to access data in the database. It does not provide as much security as strong encryption. Obfuscation has minimal performance impact.
Strong encryption UltraLite database files can be strongly encrypted using the AES 128-bit algorithm, which is the same algorithm used to encrypt Adaptive Server Anywhere databases. Use of strong encryption provides security against skilled and determined attempts to gain access to the data, but has a significant performance impact.
| Caution If the encryption key for a strongly encrypted database is lost or forgotten, there is no way to access the database. Under these circumstances, technical support cannot gain access to the database for you. It must be discarded and you must create a new database. |
Encrypting an UltraLite database