tazarov
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3 weeks ago @ACBBZ, Chroma does not support encryption of the sqlite3 file. This is main due to the feature not being part of the default sqlite3 distribution.
Encrypting the SQLite3 file is possible; however, it is not something Chroma supports out of the box. There are two alternatives:
- SEE (SQLite Encryption Extension) - a paid official extension by the makers of SQLite
- SQLCipher - Open source (also has paid version)
It is also important to note that adding encryption will reduce performance by 5-15% and, last but not least, require a code change in the core library.
Let me know if the above answers your question. Also, let me know if encryption is important to you in a way that prevents you from using Chroma if such a feature is not supported.
How does chroma encrypt "chroma.sqlite3"? I don't want to see the contents of the document saved in plaintext in the database. I am running Chroma in client/server mode. I can modify the contents of the database in the server, but the query result also change. How can I modify the contents of the database in client?