Title: Encrypt Database
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Encrypt Database

 *  Resolved [zucram](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zucram/)
 * (@zucram)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/encrypt-database/)
 * Hi!
    I would like to know if it is possible to encrypt the data that this plugin
   saves? What i’ve gathered so far is that the plugin does not have this functionality
   from the beginning, is it however possible to add it?
 * Thanks!
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/participants-database/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/participants-database/)

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 *  Plugin Author [xnau webdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xnau/)
 * (@xnau)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/encrypt-database/#post-3396290)
 * zucram,
 * Interesting… The first question to answer is why do you want it encrypted? What
   are you trying to secure against? If you want the transactions with the database
   to be encrypted, it’s as simple as using a secure protocol (https) on all pages
   that interact with the database.
 * I should point out that this plugin is not appropriate for highly sensitive data,
   it’s really not intended for that.
 *  Thread Starter [zucram](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zucram/)
 * (@zucram)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/encrypt-database/#post-3396291)
 * Well i’m creating a member-database for different organisations and the data 
   could be somewhat sensitive so i would like for the database to be encrypted.
   I just wouldn’t know how to go about this.
 * /zucram
 *  Plugin Author [xnau webdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xnau/)
 * (@xnau)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/encrypt-database/#post-3396299)
 * OK, well I would suggest you do a little research on exactly what kind of security
   precautions you need to take. Encrypting the database won’t provide much security
   if the communications with the database aren’t secure, for instance.
 *  Thread Starter [zucram](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zucram/)
 * (@zucram)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/encrypt-database/#post-3396303)
 * > Encrypting the database won’t provide much security if the communications with
   > the database aren’t secure,
 * Could you elaborate on this? If someone gets a hold of the database and it is
   encrypted they won’t see the info.. So it should offer some protection right?
 * /Zucram
 *  Plugin Author [xnau webdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xnau/)
 * (@xnau)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/encrypt-database/#post-3396308)
 * Zucram,
 * True, but that is only one of many types of threat you’d want to consider. That’s
   all I’m saying– get a handle on what kinds of threats you’re trying to protect
   yourself against and then take the proper steps.

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