Hide the database schema and data in deployed Lightswitch / SQL Server 2012 LocalDb

Question

I am creating a 2-tier Lightswitch application which will be deployed via ClickOnce for single-user scenarios. The database schema and the data need to be protected from access by the users.

I know that this might not be perfectly possible, but are there ANY solutions to this?

We looked at a 3rd-party tool called DbDefence, and it seemed like a perfect fit, but their redistribution licensing pricing is way over our budget right now.

Much appreciated.

Answer 1

No, there's no way that I know of to prevent users from viewing or even fiddling with the database schema (if they're knowledgable enough). Unless you're creating the database for them, they have to have the permissions needed to be able to create the database. Plus updates (via Click-Once) would need update permissions on the tables.

The chances are, if you did find something, that it could prevent the application from working correctly anyway.