Re: How to encrypt Text and still be able to use full text search? 3rd Attempt ++

[mysql]

mos wrote:
>
> The data is quite valuable because there is a lot of competition in this 
> particular marketplace and my competitors would like to get their hands 
> on it.  I've spent 5 years writing the software and generating the data. 
> Let's say for the sake of argument the data is worth $1 million. How do 
> I stop my competitor from bribing some flunky at the ISP into turning 
> over the backup of my data or just e-mailing the MySQL password file to 
> him? Also I don't want anyone at the ISP viewing the data or changing it 
> because I'd be liable for any data errors.

Host the machines in-house. I think that could be done for less than a 
million bucks for a smallish setup.

Of course, I've only ever been a bystander with that sort of project, so 
the figures may be a lot higher than I'm guessing. For instance, you'd 
want a beefy connection installed, of course. And then there's the 
salary for someone to administer to everything.

brian