Microsoft Access Authentication and Authorization
Whereas SQL Server supports two authentication systems, Microsoft Access supports three. Unfortunately, three is not necessarily better than two, and the Access security system is not suited for large enterprise usage. Here are the three types of authentication available to Microsoft Access:
None. This is the default option. Everyone can create, read, update, and delete any object in the database. This type of security should not be used for enterprise applications because it leaves the database open to modification by anyone.
Database password. A database password is simply a password that Access prompts you to type in when opening the database. A database can have only one password. You cannot ...
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