In IDS 10.0 and later, the SQL statement SET ENCRYPTION PASSWORD can improve the confidentiality of data and support data integrity by defining or resetting a password for encryption and decryption of data at the column level.
You can set the EncryptionPass and Hint static DBParms on the System tab page in the Database Profile Setup dialog box for I10 connections to specify a password and a hint to help you remember the password. The application uses built-in Informix functions to encrypt and decrypt character data.