Encrypting a file (FileMaker Pro Advanced)Use the Developer Utilities to encrypt your database files.When you encrypt a file, you create an encryption password that users must enter to access the file. To change a file’s encryption password, you must re-encrypt the file.If you have a multi-file solution, encrypt all database files with the same encryption password and shared ID. When one encrypted file attempts to access another encrypted file, FileMaker Pro displays the Database Encryption Password dialog box if the files’ encryption passwords or shared IDs do not match.Tip Encrypt multiple files at the same time so they have the same encryption password and shared ID.
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3. If you have used Developer Utilities on the same database solution before and saved your settings, click Load Settings, locate and select the appropriate .sav file, the click Load.
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7. To be able to quickly repeat the process, click Save Settings, and choose a folder and location for your settings file. See Saving solution settings (FileMaker Pro Advanced).
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9. In the Specify Solution Options dialog box, select Enable Database Encryption (or Re-encrypt files).
10. For Shared ID, type any combination of uppercase or lowercase characters, numbers, and symbols between 1 and 32 characters.Important The shared ID is case sensitive.
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15. By default, FileMaker Pro Advanced uses secure storage to encrypt container data that is stored externally. If you do not want to encrypt container data when you encrypt your database files, select Keep Open Storage.Note You can change the secure or open storage of container data that is stored externally after you encrypt database files. For more information about storage options for container data, see Setting up container fields to store data externally.
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3. For the Encryption Password text box at the bottom of the Specify Solution Options dialog box, enter the current encryption password for the database file or files.Note The Encryption Password text box is visible only if one or more of the selected files is encrypted.
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• To add a new database file to an encrypted multi-file solution, encrypt the new file with the same encryption password and shared ID as the database files in the solution.