Microsoft Access Protection  and Security - Book Links

The Developer Workgroup Security Strategy

Is Your Database Secure ? Need to know more about how to protect your database investment. Confused about Access security. Then have a look at the book that Garry is writing for Apress.
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A useful paper on many aspects of Access security by Frank Rice, the technical editor of this book  
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnacc2k2/html/odc_AcSecurity.asp

Securing your database without asking user to log on by Microsoft
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/odeopg/html/deovrsecuringyourdatabasewithoutaskinguserstologon.asp

The very highly referenced security Frequently Asked Questions paper
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/support/access/content/secfaq.asp

Mary Chipman’s article entitled “Is Database Security an Oxymoron?” in Access/VB/SQL Advisor confirmed and improved on the theories behind the developer workgroup strategy
http://www.advisor.com/doc/11530

A good exposition of the developer workgroup strategy
http://www.advent-it.co.uk/SecureMicrosoftAccessdatabasedevelopment.htm

Find out all the specifics about owners, groups, SIDs and the Admins group.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/odeopg/html/deovrusersgroups.asp

Securing your database without asking your users to log on
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/odeopg/html/deovrsecuringyourdatabasewithoutaskinguserstologon.asp

A short but definitive article at Microsoft on how to secure a database including permissions for newly created objects.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q289885

Workgroup security explained in detail by Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2000/three/65t3_6.htm

How to use ADO with Visual Basic or VBA code with databases that are protected by Access Passwords and Workgroups
http://www.vb123.com/Toolbox/02_docs/accessadosecure.htm

To find out about the different types of permissions for the different types of objects, type “permissions” into Access help.

Upgrading DAO to ADO
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dndao/html/daotoadoupdate_topic13.asp

Programming user security with VBA code
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/odeopg/html/deovrusingvbacodetoworkwithuserlevelsecurity.asp

No permission to convert database error
http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q232/5/89.ASP&NoWebContent=1

Database security and replicated databases
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/office97/html/changestoyourdatabase.asp

Why use database replication ?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/office97/html/whyusedatabasereplication.asp

More details on the Admin Account and Admins and Users Group
http://www.vb123.com/Toolbox/03_map/predefined.htm

Pages Added Since The Book Went To The Printers

Lyn Trapps User-Level Security Page
http://www.ltcomputerdesigns.com/Security.htm


Samples of Data Security and Database Passwords

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