>Hi,
> I am using VFP native database as my data source in my application at client's branches (1 PC only per branch). It work great!
> However, my client very concern on the data security. I know that VFP 6 doesn't provide security features. I did consider on SQL Server Desktop edition as my alternative database, since it provide permission management.
> But, I did able to FORCE SQL server Desktop Edition to reset the admin password to default. Then, it may not able to protect my data either. What should I do? Should I move to SQL server ot remain using VFP?
>
>Thank you

Another option would be to encrypt/decrypt the VFP data on the fly. There are some third-party tools for this, for example Cryptor. There is also free _CryptoAPI.VCX in VFP 7.0 FFC and sample how to use it. Automatic data encryption/decryption is also a feature in some frameworks, for example CodeMine, where it may be enabled just by setting the property on the corresponding textbox or editbox.