mde not secure!

[piet123]

advice please!

the db will be hosted on a local file server and i don't want to mess with windows users/passwords etc.

- the db has Password Protection.
- in dbase window I changed all objects to HIDDEN.
- in Tools/Startup, I disabled 'Show Database Window'.
- in Tools/Options I disabled 'Show Hidden Objects'.
- (vba is also locked)

(i have backup of MDB)

normal open of the MDE (ie. password and Enter/OK). this is ok.

but if the user enters password and SHIFT+ENTER it shows database window, and through Tools/Options, the user can UNHIDE dbase objects and modify design.

what else can i do to secure the MDE file ?

thanks,
Piet.

 

[yippie_ky_yay]

You can follow the procedure posted here to enable/disable the shift key bypass
http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=51479

You can also create a seperate workgroup file (.mdw) and adding a shortcut to it (you should be able to find it doing a search).

Hope that helps!

-Sean

 

[dt01pqt]

Do you have separate user groups or are you just putting a password on the database? If a particular group or user does not have edit rights there is not way they are going to be able to modify the design without attempting to decrypt or hack their way in.

Are you trying to protect the design idea or simply the workings of the db (rather than a copy)?

 

[piet123]

secure db

You can follow the procedure posted here to enable/disable the shift key bypass
http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=51479

You can also create a seperate workgroup file (.mdw) and adding a shortcut to it (you should be able to find it doing a search).

Hope that helps!

-Sean

Thanks Sean, the solution in the above link is good enough for the pupose and environment where my db will be used. (madmaxx knows his stuff!!)

Sorry for not searching threads for it first.

Thanks again.
Regards
Piet

 

[Zerorider]

mde not secure !

Hi ...

It is my first post here (sorry about my english ... I am from Brazil )
So ... everybody is talking about ways to secure MDE files ... I think I found a way to broke it (at least to change some basic configuration).

I was playing with PM FASTrack 4.0, that use C-Dilla for CD fingerprint verification.

It is a MDE file ... and the first form exists only for verification ...
No Menus, no toolbars, no shortcuts, no shift+enter !

How can I change something to play with software ?!?

I found a small security bug in Access (as a normal in all Microsoft Products).
Just Hit F1 (Yes ... you can break using the Help)
And search for Shortcuts !

Remember ... some help pages not only teach some information ... they had a magic button ... Show Me !

Just click in the button (the help topic is about changing toolbars in the app) and the Initial Config will appear ...

Now you change to display all toolbars and even change the start form to avoid verification ... and maybe ... password screen

I think that maybe some developer can found a way to avoid this problem ...
But at least for now was enough to unprotect PM FASTrack !

Luiz Pacheco
Brazil !