Information on MS Access Secure Author

MS Access secure authorization scripts and third-party plug-ins can provide advanced database security.

Database management is the process of organizing, collecting and processing data in relation to their record and file structures. MS Access is a database program that allows for secure authorization, which is an advanced security feature for database management.

Function

MS Access secure author programs consist of Visual Basic scripts and third-party programs that perform advanced database security functions on MS Access databases and tables by using database security keys to encrypt records and files.

Features

The author or authorization feature of these programs allow a programmer to write specialized code or scripting text that can secure an overall database or secure certain fields within a database. The encryption function is typically used in client server environments, which provides extra security related to data access.

Benefit

By using authoring features, system administrators can secure database information at any level. System administrators can assign encrypted key files so that unauthorized users cannot make any changes to the data structure. Authoring also supports the integrity of relational databases and data integrity.

References

• Database Journal: Secure Microsoft Access Passwords and Encryption in Access 2007

Resources

• MSDN: Encrypting a Database