MarshallSoft AES Library for Visual dBase

MarshallSoft AES Library for Visual dBase (AES4DB) is a component library that comes packed with the necessary features for running encryption and decryption tasks via Visual dBase when it comes to files, data and strings. It uses the 256-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) security algorithm, which is broadly utilized by governmental and financial institutions to secure personal information.

The utility facilitates a user-friendly interface for encryption and decryption operations from Dbase programs using Rijndael. It supports SHA-56 (Secure Hash Algorithm 56), ECB (Electronic Cookbook) and CBC (Cipher Block Chaining) in addition to PKCS7 (Cryptographic Message Syntax Standard) padding, which is used for encrypting and signing messages under a PKI (Public Key Infrastructure). Moreover, it can generate random byte data and passwords from phrases or regular text.

MarshallSoft AES Library for Visual dBase can be used from graphical or command-line interfaces on 32- and 64-bit Windows until Windows 10. Also, it supports all versions of 32-bit Visual dBase and dBase Plus. The component library doesn't depend on support libraries as it can only call Windows API functions. The downloaded package contains several example programs to demonstrate encryption, decryption and password management. The DLL can be purchased with or without the C source code.