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Protecting databases
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3. Click New.
4. In the Edit Extended Privilege dialog box, enter the appropriate keyword and description for
the extended privilege.
Note The developer of the additional software product should provide a keyword that you must
enter exactly in order for the extended privilege to work properly with the product. Refer to the
documentation that came with the additional software product.
5. In the Access area, select or clear the checkbox for each privilege set that you want to
enable or disable for the new privilege set.
6. Click OK.
To delete an extended privilege:
1. Choose File menu > Manage > Security.
2. In the Manage Security dialog box, click the Extended Privileges tab.
3. Select the extended privilege you want to delete.
4. Click Delete.
Opening files protected with passwords
When you attempt to open a protected file, you will need to enter one or more passwords and supply
other information, such as an
account name, in order to open the file. You may also be able to open
the file by using Guest Access if privileges for the file are configured to permit it.
To open a file protected with passwords:
1. Open the protected file as you would any other FileMaker file.
See Opening files.
2. If you see the Open Encrypted Database dialog box, enter the encryption password, then
click OK.
If you don’t know the encryption password, see your database administrator.
3. In the Open Filename dialog box, enter your account name and password, then click OK.
If you don’t know your account name and password, see your database administrator. If you
don’t have an account, click Guest Account if available.
Notes
• Passwords are case-sensitive. For example, if your password is zFootBallz2,
FileMaker
Pro will not accept zfootballz2. If you’re having trouble entering a valid
password, make sure the Caps Lock key on your keyboard is disabled.
• Account names are not case-sensitive. For example, if your account name is Chris, you
can successfully open the file by entering
chris or CHRIS as the account name.
• FileMaker Pro may display a Change Password dialog box when you try to open a
protected file. You can also change your password whenever you want if your privileges
permit it. See
Changing your password for a file.
• OS X: You can prevent the Open Filename dialog box from appearing each time you open a
protected file by adding your account name and password to your keychain. To add your
account information to your keychain, open the file, click Add to Keychain in the Open