HQbird: Advanced FirebirdSQL for Big Databases

IBSurgeon HQbird is an advanced distribution of Firebird, with the following features: high availability and replication, backups automation, optimized configurations, database health monitoring, transactions and queries monitoring (Trace, MON$), database structure analysis, and recovery toolset.

Encryption Plugin Framework for Firebird

IBSurgeon provides the encryption plugin framework for Firebird:
  • Strong AES256 encryption, for Firebird 5.0, 4.0 and 3.0
  • Ready-to-user binaries for Windows and Linux, and full sources
  • Gbak.exe with encryption of databases and backups
  • Unlimited license for the redistribution and implementation support
Unlimited License - $1999

Emergency database recovery

To recover corrupted Firebird (or InterBase) databases you can use IBSurgeon FirstAID - the best recovery tool for Firebird and InterBase. FirstAID can automatically fix the vast majority of Firebird database corruptions. For big database (more than 65Gb in size) please contact our support, most likely it will require manual recovery service.
From $199

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Implement Firebird encryption in less than 5 minutes

We have implemented 1-step installer to implement encryption to your Firebird (versions 5, 4, and 3).

Download installer script, run it, and it will find installed Firebird, install necessary files, and then perform encryption of test database and then create encrypted backup of the database.

After that, you will have ready-to-use Firebird instance to encrypt your own database, and then use examples applications to pass encryption keys from your application.

Then, you can use the script to deploy encryption to the production databases, or include it into your own installer.

Do you have implementation questions? Are you not sure how to check the performance impact from the encryption? How to get 1-step installer for Linux?

Book your 30-minutes online meeting to have all answers - send email with desired date and time.

16 September 2025

Implement Firebird encryption in less than 5 minutes

We have implemented 1-step installer to implement encryption to your Firebird (versions 5, 4, and 3).

08 August 2025

Firebird security alert: 0-day vulnerability in old versions

Firebird Project has discovered critical security issues in old versions of all supported releases: if your version is equal or less than specified versions (with build number) 3.0.13.33809, 4.0.6.3203, 5.0.3.1651, you need to upgrade to the latest Firebird releases (3.0.13.33818, 4.0.6.3221, 5.0.3.1683).

12 May 2025

IBSurgeon FirstAID 8.0: now with Firebird 5.0 support

IBSurgeon FirstAID 8.0: now with support of Firebird 5!

20 March 2025

BLOB revolution in new HQbird 2024 R2 Update 2

BLOB revolution in new HQbird 2024 R2 Update 2

22 October 2024

New version of HQbird 2024 R2

HQbird 2024 R2 introduces support for many databases on the same server

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