Product Description

Author Garry Robinson approaches this book differently than other Access books on the market: he keeps the focus on issues that will help protect your database. Written from an experienced developer's point of view, he discusses protection and security task-by-task.

You'll learn to hide tables as system tables, produce databases difficult to crack, and back up databases. You will learn how to keep staff from viewing salary tables, prevent customers from peeking at your distributed software design, and become a better judge of worthwhile security options (versus time-consuming choices).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #603201 in Books
• Published on: 2003-10-17
• Original language: German
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 504 pages

About the Author
Garry Robinson established a successful software consultancy business called GR-FX Pty Limited that has been in business for 8 years. During that time, he has helped to develop and supported over 100 Access applications for over 30 organizations. His clients include mining, insurance, and transport businesses. He has assisted quite a number of Access programmers working for their clients.He develops and sells shareware software for data mining and Access application libraries, and a programmer’s knowledge base. When Garry’s not sitting at the keyboard, he can be found playing golf or swimming with the sharks in Sydney, Australia.

Customer Reviews

Access Security Book that delivers on its promises
This book is exactly what it proports to be. It covers all the Access versions being used in the development world - 97 to 2003. It does not spend half to 2/3 of the book on basic Access tables, querries, reports or vb code that developers already know, but from the first page to the last covers security and protection.

It uses real world examples and code to demonstrate how developers who are proud of their work can protect and secure their Access database so it operates as designed and your intellectual property is not avialable for all to see and use.

Well written from a developer who is obviously using these techniques in his own business every day, the code and screen dumps are easy to follow and can be migrated straight to your current work.

If you are a Access developer selling your work or having others use your work, this book is a must have. It will save time and money in the future by not having to maintain database that have been deliberately or inadvertantly changed. It is an area usually left to last in the development cycle then dropped at the end as too difficult with no return on your investment. This book shows with planning and little effort how easy it is to secure Access databases.

A must have for any Access developer or power user.

Excellent book - well worth the money
Garry Robinson's book is well written and clear. He covers the security issues thoroughly. As one reads the book, it becomes clear that Microsoft has not and apparantly has no plans to beef up security for Access. It is plagued with holes. But the book provides methods for plugging these holes. Purchasers of the book can download an accompanying database with forms that assist developers with implementing security. These forms have saved me countless hours in programming. These savings alone pay for the cost of the book many times over.

I spent quite a bit of time researching Access security through the Microsoft website and this was a complete waste of time. There are holes in the security that MS doesn't even mention (what a surprise).

This book is well worth the money for anyone who is serious about securing their proprietary efforts.

Excellent book
I recently purchased Garry's book. It provided me security solutions that I never read in any other Access book before.

Every subject is described in great detail and the downloadable sample forms and functions make it easy to quickly create a secure database.

When I got stuck on an issue, I emailed Garry and asked his team for some advice. I wasn't sure if anyone on his team would even respond. However, Garry himself answered the question within less than 1 hour and provided me the answer to the problem.

Now -- in my opionion -- that absolutely awesome!!!