Securing Databases (SQL Server Compact)

The Microsoft SQL Server Compact 4.0 Database Engine provides two features for securing local databases:

• Password-protecting SQL Server Compact databases

• Encrypting SQL Server Compact databases

In This Section

This topic covers the features that can be used to help secure a SQL Server Compact database.

Topic	Description
Password Protecting a Database	Describes the different ways to use password protection for a SQL Server Compact database.
Encrypting a Database	Describes the different ways to use encryption in SQL Server Compact databases.
Changing Passwords and Encryption Settings for a Database	Explains how to change the password and encryption settings.