How to password protect a QVD

[#1]

Hi,

Is it possible to secure a  QVD with the help of a password?

If yes, can you tell me the procedure to do it.

TIA

Arjun Jain

[PradeepReddy]

How to secure a qvd file?

[ashfaq_haseeb]

HI,

AFAIK  this is not supported.

Reagdars

ASHFAQ

[amit_saini]

Arjun,

You can't protect qvds from user , what you can do is protect the folder in which these qvds are available.

Thanks,

AS

[Peter_Cammaert]

You could protect a QVD by encoding/encrypting the sensitive fields and storing them as blob-data in a custom column in a rearranged QVD.

This has however considerable disadvantages, as you'll have to create reliable encrypt/decrypt routines, devise a technique to make passwords variable (fixed buitl-in passwords =  not really secure) and you'll loose the main advantage of a QVD: incredibly quick loading of large amounts of data.

Good luck,

Peter

[ashwanin]

I don't think that you can restrict it from users.

You can do :  either create section access on qvw

                    or create folders with the permissions.

[simondachstr]

Use filesystem security