What is the most secure use login or authentication?

[blanter]

Is there a secure way to perform a user login or authenticate a user in a distributable AutoIt exe to end users?

In my case I would like to prompt the users with a login (username and password) upon launch and then when clicking a button, the authentication takes place. I need the database lookup to be secure so I can distribute the exe to end users. I don't want anyone to obtain the database info.

Any suggestions are helpful. Thank you for your time!

[lordofthestrings]

best to do it via ODBC..

Password is filled in in data source name, so no script will reveal this password..

only disadvantage is that ODBC is not the fastest m$ Invention..