Tips That Can Help Access Programmers In Securing Database
Data are very precious for every organization, even thou they do not directly involve in transaction of goods and services. Data stored and maintained by access programmers, are assets and they need to be protected from careless curious users. Securing data in Microsoft access, takes a lot of time along with expertise, which can be gained by proper training. Here are the few security protection tips that can help you to protect data in access.
1. You can check and reset the security of your data by using autoexec. The setting needs to be done on regular basis as there are chances of security options to change while other authorized users handle it. To do this access programmer just need to create an autoexec macro and secure it with a particular name.
2. You can also hide database window from the other users by selecting the display database window. Once you select the window you will find a box where you can specify the people with whom data is to be shared. Once the option is selected the data in access, will be hidden from all the others who are not authorized to view. You can deselect the option to help others view the data as and when required.
3. Access programmers must store data in split files, so that it is easy to protect, in comparison to the one that has a large volume of data along with all the other interface objects. For doing this you must store data in form of tables in one file, which works as the back end and another file containing interface, known as the front end, liked with the back end file. The database splitter option in the tool menu helps you do the job very easily.
4. You can also protect data using password, in order to make its access limited. However, there are many third party products that can crack your password protected database. Thus it is important that you keep changing your password. To protect the data with password access programmers, first need to open the database in an exclusive mode, by choosing open exclusive option present in the open dialog box. Then select the security from the tool menu and type desired password. After entering the password twice you need to click the OK button.
The experts or the owner of the database can easily remove the password by opening the database in exclusive mode, then choose the security option from the tool menu and select unset database password option present. In the dialog box type the existing password and click ok button. You can also protect your data with password using VBA modules. To do this you need to select project properties option from the tool menu in the VBA and click on the protection tab. Then check on the lock protection for viewing option and type the password twice in the password field before you click on the Ok button.
Data stored and maintained by access programmers, are assets and they need to be protected from careless curious users. To do this access programmer just need to create an autoexec macro and secure it with a particular name.
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