F. Scott Barker’s Microsoft Access 2002 Power Programming

Chapter 20. Securing Your Application

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Understanding the Purpose of Securing Applications 598

• Understanding Access Security 599

• Looking at the Security User Interface 608

• Making Life Easier with Access Security Tools 625

• Avoiding Common Pitfalls Found in Access Security 626

• Managing Security Through Code 630

• Using the Secured Sample Database: Chap20s.mdb 647

One of the most important tasks you need to perform as an Access developer before distributing an application is to secure the database. Access provides one of the most sophisticated, integrated security models in the PC database world. Although the Access security model is somewhat daunting at first, by the end of this chapter you should feel quite comfortable with it. In fact, with ...