{ DatabaseKey | DBKEY }=key

Anywhere.

None

You must specify this parameter when you start an encrypted database with a connect request. You do not need to specify this parameter.

If you want to secure communication packets between client applications and the database server, use the -ec server option and transport-layer security.

• Transport-layer security
• Client application configuration to use transport-layer security
• -ec dbeng12/dbsrv12 server option
• -ek dbeng12/dbsrv12 database option
• -ep dbeng12/dbsrv12 server option
• -es dbeng12/dbsrv12 server option
• Connection parameters and connection strings
• Encryption (ENC) connection parameter

The following fragment illustrates the use of the DatabaseKey (DBKEY) connection parameter:

"UID=DBA;PWD=sql;Server=myeng;DBKEY=V3moj3952B;DBF=%SQLANYSAMP12%\demo.db"