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Integrating security into your Access database

There is nothing easy when it comes to trying to bring security into your Access database.  Ideally you would use SSO and talk to Active Directory.  Or SQL and have that applied.  But when all things are considered if you just want a simple solution to better handle options for users, and are not worried about password integrity...then this is basic and works.  NOTE:  it is NOT hacker proof, and NOT encrypted passwords.  That is another lesson on another day!

Create a Table called [TblEmployees].

Create fields in it called Role, and Empcode.  Role holds their role, and EmpCode holds their user ID they have when they login.

Assign various roles to the users in the database.

Create a login form that lets them pick their user, enter their password, and login. (I have a sample form for this if you need it).

Set a tempvar which holds the UserID (EmpCode).

Run the following code on the OnLoad event of a form:

As you can see this does a dlookup to get the role of the user using the tempvars.  It then hides or shows certain controls (buttons, fields, labels) based on the role.  it can also open or not open other forms, etc...sometimes I will call a form using acFormEdit, other times I call it using acFormReadOnly.  it depends on their role, the client, or many other variables.

Easy right?!

Mitch Redekopp
Article Written by Mitch Redekopp

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