[AccessD] POLL: Access Security

I'm shocked... truly shocked... and here I labeled you a .5 ;) Ah well...

Susan H.


> 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"
> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> 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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