How can I encrypt the output of mysqldump using VB.NET? - vb.net

Question

I use this code to create dump files of my database.
Now what I want, if possible, is to encrypt it so that when it is viewed in notepad or anything similar, average users cannot read it.
Call isDirectoryExist()
Call createDbBackupName()
Dim myProcess As Process = New Process
Dim strUser As String = "superadmin"
' MsgBox(" --host=localhost --user='" & strUser & "' --password """ & strDbName & """ -r """ & strPath & newDBName & """ ")
Process.Start("C:/MySQL/bin/mysqldump.exe", " --host=localhost --user='" & strUser & "' --password=1234 """ & strDbName & """ -r """ & strPath & newDBName & """ ")
I also have an option to restore these files. using these codes.
Dim strm As System.IO.Stream
strm = ofpSQL.OpenFile
txtRestore.Text = ofpSQL.FileName.ToString
If Not (strm Is Nothing) Then
Dim dbToRestore As String = ofpSQL.FileName.ToString
Dim myProcess As New Process()
myProcess.StartInfo.FileName = "cmd.exe"
myProcess.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = False
myProcess.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = "C:\MySQL\bin\"
myProcess.StartInfo.RedirectStandardInput = True
myProcess.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = True
myProcess.Start()
Dim myStreamWriter As StreamWriter = myProcess.StandardInput
Dim mystreamreader As StreamReader = myProcess.StandardOutput
myStreamWriter.WriteLine("mysql -u superadmin --password=1234 """ & strDbName & """ < """ & ofpSQL.FileName.ToString & """ ")
myStreamWriter.Close()
myProcess.WaitForExit()
myProcess.Close()
strm.Close()
End If
Of course, if it encrypted, it has to be decrypted before querying the dump file.
I have no idea what encryption I can do in vb.net and mysql
Anyway, if I happen to know one, I dont know how can i use it.
Any help and input will be very helpful.
Thanks in advance.
I modified my first code
Process.Start("C:/MySQL/bin/mysqldump.exe", " --host=localhost --user='" & strUser & "' --password=1234 """ & strDbName & """ -r """ & strPath & newDBName & """, --cipher /e /a '" & newDBName & "' ")
but the output file contains nothing whatsover. TIA

Answer 1

Change your code to this,
Process.Start("C:/MySQL/bin/mysqldump.exe", " --host=localhost --user='" & strUser & "' --password=1234 """ & strDbName & """ -r """ & strPath & newDBName & """")
Process.WaitForExit()
Process.Start("C:\Windows\System32\cipher.exe", "/e /a '" & strPath & newDBName & "' ")