Why Encode Data
There are times when entering
data in your database that it may become necessary to code data.
For instance if you have a web account for doing financial
transactions or you have an account set up at a web retailer you
may want to enter the user name, the password, and the account
number for the account. When you are at another computer half way
across the country your web transaction would be useless without
those items. With the ability to encode and decode your data you
can safely retrieve your sensitive items with out worry of a web
bandit stealing the information and using your account without
your permission.
To increase the security of the encoder you should enter a pass
phrase when starting up the encoder. You must remember what the
pass phrase is to properly decode any encoded data. Try to use a
combination of lowercase, uppercase letters and some numbers in
your pass phrase.
If you open the encoder in a new window then you will be able to
switch back and forth between your database and the encoder. Just
copy and paste between the two windows.