Encrypting databases

In FileMaker Pro, you can use the Database Encryption feature to encrypt the contents of a database. Encryption protects the FileMaker database and any temporary files that are written to disk. See FileMaker Pro Help.

To host an encrypted database on FileMaker Server for FileMaker clients, you can manually upload the database to FileMaker Server or use the Upload to Host menu command in FileMaker Pro to transfer the file.

When you use FileMaker Pro to upload encrypted files to the Secure folder, FileMaker Pro asks you for the encryption password so that FileMaker Server can automatically open the files on the server after they are uploaded. If you upload encrypted files to a folder other than the Secure folder or if you manually upload encrypted files, they must be opened on the server using Admin Console or the fmsadmin command line interface (CLI). See FileMaker Server Help.

Tip  Use the CLI list command to check whether a database is encrypted.