WX1051: Security Wizard and White Paper App. Note 2.0

Last reviewed: October 21, 1997
Article ID: Q122036

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Access version 2.0

The "Security Wizard and White Paper for Version 2.0" (WX1051) Application Note contains in-depth information about the Microsoft Access security model to help you understand and use Microsoft Access security effectively.

You can obtain this Application Note from the following sources:

Microsoft's World Wide Web Site on the Internet
The Internet (Microsoft anonymous ftp server)
Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)
Microsoft Technical Support

For complete information, see the "To Obtain This Application Note" section at the end of this article.

THE TEXT OF WX1051

           Microsoft(R) AnswerPoint Application Note (Text File)
          WX1051: SECURITY WIZARD AND WHITE PAPER FOR VERSION 2.0

                                                  Revision Date: 10/94
                                                       1 Disk Included

The following information applies to Microsoft Access, version 2.0.

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The disk included with this document contains two files. The SECURE20.TXT file is a white paper that contains in-depth information about the Microsoft Access security model to help you understand and use Microsoft Access security effectively. The SECURE20.MDA file contains the Microsoft Access Security Wizard, which is a tool for easily securing your databases. The white paper includes complete instructions for using the Security Wizard.

To install the Security Wizard

Insert the WX1051 disk in the appropriate disk drive.
Start Microsoft Access and open any database.
From the File menu, choose Add-ins, and then choose Add-in Manager from the submenu.
In the Add-in Manager dialog box, choose the Add New button.
In the Drives box, select the drive containing the Application Note disk. In the File Name box, select SECURE20.MDA, then choose the OK button.
When the Security Wizard appears in the Available Libraries box, choose the Close button.
Quit and then restart Microsoft Access.

The Security Wizard runs only in Microsoft Access version 2.0. It works with Microsoft Access version 1.x databases provided that they are first converted to Microsoft Access version 2.0 database format. If you try to use the Security Wizard in Microsoft Access version 1.x, you will receive an "Out-of-date database format" error message, followed by the message "Some library modules could not be loaded" when you start Microsoft Access. Databases created by the Security Wizard are in version 2.0 format.

The Security Wizard may take some time to run. For example, securing the sample database NWIND.MDB on a 486/50 computer takes approximately 13 minutes. The Security Wizard's About dialog box gives further information about what the Security Wizard does, as does the text file included on the WX1051 disk.

The Security White Paper

The security white paper is a text document written by the Microsoft Access product group. It contains in-depth information on the security model used by Microsoft Access, details on how and why Microsoft Access security acts the way it does, and answers to some common security questions. The file is in text (.TXT) format and is readable by any word processor.

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION NOTE

You can find WX1051.exe (size: 113575 bytes) 
                       , a self-extracting file, on the following

services:

Microsoft's World Wide Web Site on the Internet

      Connect to Support Online at the following address:

         http://support.microsoft.com/support/default.asp

      Select Access in the "My Question Is About" box.
      Type the following file name in the "My Question Is" box:

         WX1051.exe

      Click Find.

Internet (anonymous FTP)

      ftp ftp.microsoft.com
      Change to the Softlib/Mslfiles folder.
      Get WX1051.exe (size: 113575 bytes)

Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)

      Dial (425) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
      Download WX1051.exe (size: 113575 bytes)

If you are unable to access the source(s) listed above, you can have this Application Note mailed to you by calling Microsoft Technical Support Monday through Friday, 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Pacific time at (425) 635-7050. If you are outside the United States, contact the Microsoft subsidiary for your area. To locate your subsidiary, please see the Microsoft World Wide Offices Web Site at:
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For additional information about downloading, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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Last reviewed: October 21, 1997
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