[AccessD] POLL: Access Security

I know its there and what it for and at a push I could do it but have never
done so.

Martin


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Harkins" <ssharkins at bellsouth.net>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
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Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 4:12 PM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] POLL: Access Security


> > My point is, that sometimes super tight security is a waste of time. A
> good
> > talk by the office manager on how he/she will whack the first person who
> > screws with things, without authorization, is the best security of all.
>
> =======Which is fine if they're all behaving themselves. What about the
> disgruntled employee or the occasional hacker? Access security is good for
> providing only the data necessary to authorized users, but I don't think
> it's meant to keep out the malicious folks. Hope I'm not speaking out of
> turn, only margininally following the thread.
>
> I don't fall into any of JC's categories because I know how to implement
> security, but I don't. Unfortunately, that means if I needed to I would do
> so with a great deal of discretion and a stack of documentation, just in
> case. There are lots of topics that benefit from actual hands on
experience
> and this is one of them. I can glean all the "bad news" and "watch for's"
> from the experts and write a terrific article, and I'd benefit myself
during
> the implementation process -- but there's still something about "doing"
> that's missing from "knowing how." That's why you'll find all my articles
on
> this topic are pretty much basic tutorial -- I wouldn't want to suggest an
> expertise (that can only come from hands on experience) that I just don't
> have.
>
> If Martin hasn't responded, he's probably a .5. :)
>
> Susan H.
>
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