[AccessD] Secure a DB...kinda?

Hi Mark,

This may not be a suitable option in your case, but I used to use
Crystal Reports to create encapsulated reports from an Access database.
(A looong time ago - Access 2.0 and one of the earliest versions of
Crystal.)  As I recall, Crystal would allow you to create and save a
report along with its data source embedded, so you could deliver it
lock, stock, and barrel to a recipient, with no need to allow access to
the original data source.  It even allowed drilling down on summarized
report data.  I don't know how secure the underlying data was, but it
may be worth a look-see.

As I said, that was a long time ago, but this was such a cool feature
that it's likely that it still exists in Crystal.

Don

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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of RANDALL R
ANTHONY
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] Secure a DB...kinda?

Ah, that's right, it could still be linked via another db.

>>> "Mark A Matte" <markamatte at hotmail.com> 07/26/06 4:29 PM >>>
Hiding the tables does not prevent linking.

I'm not sure I can even do this...but the solution I've been asked to 
provide is a way for someone to view a report...not have access to the

data...just view the report...this way no searching is allowed.  I can
do 
part of this by have a form at startup that turns off the bypass...gets
rid 
of ALL menus and shortcuts...and opens the report...this however does
not 
prevent them linking to the data from another db.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Mark

P.S...as for the reason why...lets just say there is a reason there are
so 
many lawyer jokes.


>From: "RANDALL R ANTHONY" <RRANTHON at sentara.com>
>Reply-To: Access Developers discussion and problem 
>solving<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>To: <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>Subject: Re: [AccessD] Secure a DB...kinda?
>Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:08:38 -0400
>
>The quick and dirty might be to just hide the tables and disable the
>shortcut keys unhide function or the toolbar.
>
> >>> <DWUTKA at marlow.com> 07/26/06 4:04 PM >>>
>Hmmm,  a little tough to do that.  Access User Level security can
lock
>users
>out of objects, including tables, however, that means they can't get
to
>them
>at all.  I believe if a user has read rights, they still can't 'link'
>the
>table, not absolutely sure about that, have to check.  But if they
can
>read
>the data from the table in a form, they will be able to open the
table
>in
>the database window.
>
>If reading doesn't allowing linking, you could always hide the DB
>window (or
>hide the access window).  That would prevent the user from getting to
>the
>tables directly in the database.
>
>Even if read-only permissions don't allow a user to link, it still
>wouldn't
>be perfect, you'd be able to view the data with ADO/DAO code
still....
>
>Just curious, what's the actual goal here?
>
>Drew
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark A Matte [mailto:markamatte at hotmail.com] 
>Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 2:34 PM
>To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com 
>Subject: [AccessD] Secure a DB...kinda?
>
>Hello All,
>
>I would like to do 'something' with access...I want to be able to
send
>out
>an MDB or MDE...and no matter who opens it...no password
required...but
>if
>someone were to try and link or get to the tables...a password would
be
>
>required?
>
>I could do this with a FE/BE scenario...but this is not an option.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mark A. Matte
>
>
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