[AccessD] FW: Skip Over the Login Screen with a Shortcut

" All of the security is set up in the .mdw file, so there is no need
 for passwords et all.  Someone make my week productive, please?"

Huh? 

What's secure about a system that does not require a password? True, you can
assign user names to user groups and so restrict what a specific user can
do. But if there are no passwords then all any user needs to do is find out
what the user name is of someone with more rights, and bingo... off they go
to unauthorized database browsing land.

If you need security you need passwords - even if Access security not
terribly strong. An alternative approach is to restrict what users can do
based upon their LAN ID, then you can avoid using passwords to get into the
database, but you'll have to roll your own 'security' code. I believe
someone on this list has a lightweight security framework to do just that..

Lambert


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [SMTP:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Nicholson, Karen
> Sent:	Friday, January 14, 2005 10:49 AM
> To:	accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject:	[AccessD] FW: Skip Over the Login Screen with a Shortcut
> 
> The original message was withheld because I put a screen shot in it.
> With my luck, I will get thrown off this list for such an offense.
> 
> >  -----Original Message-----
> > From: 	Nicholson, Karen  
> > Sent:	Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 AM
> > To:	Access Database Advisors (accessd at databaseadvisors.com)
> > Subject:	Skip Over the Login Screen with a Shortcut
> > 
> > I think I have asked this before in some way or manner, but since my
> > brain is mush this week, please forgive me if I ask it again.
> > 
> > I want to skip this stoopid login prompt as none of the users even
> > have a password.
> > 
> > Login:          cyx5
> > Password: 
> > 
> > The user's shortcut is:
> > "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\MSACCESS.EXE"
> > c:\_Deims_sql\rb_sql.mdb /wrkgrp q:\_Deims_sql\rb.mdw /user cyx5  /pwd
> > ''
> > 
> > All of the security is set up in the .mdw file, so there is no need
> > for passwords et all.  Someone make my week productive, please?
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