First Post. Need some help decrypting a String / DB
The company i manage recently had an argument with their lead programmer for their data base. However he has decided to have nothing to do with the company so i cannot contact him to get the info i require.
Ive looked over his computer and accessed the .dat (I have no idea why its a .dat file) file using the password however when i open it up in Access i can view the data with all the tables and fields present however it appears part of the data which actually contains the data is all gobble de gook which i am guessing is because its encrypted.
I had a quick look through his computer and Notes to look for any instructions to decrypt the info however it doesn't mention anything.
However i have found 3 items in his notes which i am sure are Keys to the encryption 2 of which are the same and either 3 could be for the other 2 database files which i need to decrypt. (The encryption property on the file is not set. So i guess the information is encrypted and then stored)
this is what the data currently looks like in table view
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- ,,,,,,,,wjtcehwwyjwiF,,qwwjqE yfgjI,wergC efzgcstH .qE,|88733|H|3|F3|yhfzqgsE||FF3 73IF|wjtcehwwyjwiF|hwwyjwiF||qwwjqE yfgjI}!|wergC efzgcstH .qE|{
Could anybody please explain to me how i can apply the keys and decrypt the info?
Is there a particular function within access i can call to decrypt my string and get the info?
Ps there are certain functions which he deleted and this maybe one of them and no backups are available.
Appreciate any Help!