Encrypting Swap Files

To keep all data as secure as possible, the Simba Magento ODBC Driver allows you to encrypt the swap file content.

Important:
  • Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can potentially cause serious, system-wide problems that may require re-installing Windows to correct.
  • Enabling swap file encryption can significantly decrease performance. Only enable swap file encryption in situations where it is required.
  • Typically, connector-wide configuration settings (such as the settings for the Memory Manager) are applied to all connections that use the connector. However, if the connector uses the RDFODBC dependency, then connector-wide configuration settings are applied to all connectors that also use the RDFODBC dependency.
  • Be aware that these settings apply to every connection that uses the Simba Magento ODBC Driver.

To enable swap file encryption:

  1. Using Regedit, navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Simba\Simba Magento ODBC Driver\Driver registry key.
  2. Set the EncryptSwapFile value to 1.
  3. Save the changes to the registry file.

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