database protection

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Is it possible to protect the database so that it will be possible to be used
only on specific computer ? In Excel or Word it can be easily done by
procedure which is checking of some system properties and if they do not
match closing of the file automatically. Can it be done in Access ? If yes,
how ?

Tony
 
There are commercial "add-in" products which claim to do this, such as
Sikandersoft, Sagekey, and others (you'd need to do a google search or
something)

I have not used any of these products, so whether they are better than the
obvious crackability of Microsoft Access security, I'm not able to say.

I wrote my own method. Basically checking or registering Hard Disk serial
numbers or Network card addresses, things like that and you can search the
newsgroups for posted code. But again, and however smart I thought I was, it
would seem to be limited to the fundamental crackability of Microsoft Access.
(in most(or many) cases, Access and add-on security products are likely
sufficient to deter all but the most determined, which you likely do not have
as customers)


Here's some discussion I found (no doubt amongst many) if you want to do
things yourself.
http://www.secnewsgroups.net/group/microsoft.public.access.security/topic5676.aspx

Chris
 
You have to remember that Access is designed to be used my multiple users at
the same time and, thus, there are fewer reasons to want to do that. You
could have the opening form check for the computer name and then immediately
close the the database if it isn't correct. Bear in mind it's pretty simple
for someone to change their computer name and, thus, skirt that kind of
protection. You could also store the database in a hidden share on the
network and only give the person or persons you want to have access to that
folder.

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Lynn Trapp
MS Access MVP
www.ltcomputerdesigns.com
Access Security: www.ltcomputerdesigns.com/Security.htm
Jeff Conrad's Access Junkie List:
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