# Detached database CMD5 differ if original database is encrypted

**URL:** <https://discuss.zetetic.net/t/detached-database-cmd5-differ-if-original-database-is-encrypted/663>\
**Category:** Issues\
**Created:** [July 14, 2015, 10:18am UTC](https://discuss.zetetic.net/t/detached-database-cmd5-differ-if-original-database-is-encrypted/663 "2015-07-14T10:18:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Maha\_Saad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Maha\_Saad](https://discuss.zetetic.net/u/Maha_Saad)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2015, 10:18am UTC](https://discuss.zetetic.net/t/detached-database-cmd5-differ-if-original-database-is-encrypted/663/1 "2015-07-14T10:18:18Z")

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My issue is that, when I attach plain database to encrypted one then copy data from encrypted to plain I get plain file with MD5 differ from file created if I attach the plain database to unencrypted version of the database. “Althoght data is identical”

using [https://www.zetetic.net/sqlcipher/sqlcipher-api/#attach](https://www.zetetic.net/sqlcipher/sqlcipher-api/#attach) Example3