storing data not in xml nor database

[Casper F.]

Hi all,

I was wondering what other possibilities I have to save data.

I know I can store data into a database and into clear readable files
i.e. XML. However I would like to save my data into a file, which the
user can no "easily" read or better said access. What options do I
have? Is binary output the only way to go? Does anyone have a link to
a code snippet or tut? Main goal is to make the reading of the file
most difficult.

Thanks!

Casper

[Chris Dunaway]

On Aug 17, 12:22 pm, "Casper F." <[e-mail]>
wrote:

I know I can store data into a database and into clear readable files
i.e. XML. However I would like to save my data into a file, which the
user can no "easily" read or better said access. What options do I
have? Is binary output the only way to go? Does anyone have a link to
a code snippet or tut? Main goal is to make the reading of the file
most difficult.

Maybe you could use a package file. Check this link:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/07/08/OPC/

Chris

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,

"Casper F." <ca*************@googlemail.comwrote in message
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Hi all,

I was wondering what other possibilities I have to save data.

I know I can store data into a database and into clear readable files
i.e. XML. However I would like to save my data into a file, which the
user can no "easily" read or better said access. What options do I
have? Is binary output the only way to go? Does anyone have a link to
a code snippet or tut? Main goal is to make the reading of the file
most difficult.

You can always save it in a Text file and then zip it, IIRC you can
serialize your dataset to a memorystream and then zip this stream to a file,
in this way you never have a text file in disk, just the zipped file

[Roger]

But, the zip file is easily opened.
If security is important, you can use CryptoStream Class.
Roger

>
You can always save it in a Text file and then zip it, IIRC you can
serialize your dataset to a memorystream and then zip this stream to a
file, in this way you never have a text file in disk, just the zipped file

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?=]

Casper F. wrote:

I know I can store data into a database and into clear readable files
i.e. XML. However I would like to save my data into a file, which the
user can no "easily" read or better said access. What options do I
have? Is binary output the only way to go? Does anyone have a link to
a code snippet or tut? Main goal is to make the reading of the file
most difficult.

I would go for XML or database and store the sensitive data encrypted.

The binary solutions can create a lot of problems and are not really
secure anyway.

Arne

[fred.simons]

You could write the xml in memory and then using the cryptology namespace
encrypt the whole thing. Take the Encrypted memory stream write to a text
file. I would have the Vector and key stored in the App.Config/Web.Config
file as an app key/value. Then to use the file, Decrypt the file and read
the the xml.