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securing database structure
Posted by: R T
Date: May 05, 2007 01:47PM

I was wondering if there is any way to secure the database structure from being read by a user logged into the Windows mysql server computer. Currently, all a user has to do is copy the \data folder to a fresh mysql installation and that gives them access to the table design and content. One way to prevent this is to use NTFS encryption and run the server under a different user secured with a password. However, on a Windows XP Home system this is not possible. Is there any way to stop someone from viewing the table design if they have access to the mysql data folder? I suspect this cannot be done by mysql (or any other database) but i'd like to get some opinions to see how it could be done.

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