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6/13/2012 1:45:41 AM
Access Data Encryption Seminar
 
 Access is a great database program, however one of the problems with it is that you can't really secure your data very well. Unless you have a database server (like Microsoft SQL Server) this is a problem for sensitive data. You can lock up your forms, reports, and VBA code (and I show you how in my Security Seminar), but the data is still out there unprotected.

In this seminar, I teach you how to lock down the data in your tables so that nobody can see your private information unless they're allowed to. Scramble & encrypt sensitive data to keep it from prying eyes. This is a good solution for securing data without the need for an expensive database server platform. You'll learn how to:

1. Scramble data in your tables to hide sensitive information
2. Convert text characters to their ASCII equivalent values and back
3. Perform mathematical obfuscation on your data
4. Control access to the form that handles the encryption / decryption

Click here for more information on the ACCESS DATA ENCRYPTION SEMINAR.

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Decode data Comment from James Gray @ Tue 4/23
Rick,

Will queries and functions that depend on data in encryted tables be able to use this data or will it have to be decdoded before using it?

Reply from Richard Rost:

You'll have to decode the data before ANYTHING can use it, which is why you need to take specific care to decode each record as you load it into a form. It's not a perfect solution, but it's the best solution available for JUST Access.
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Comment from shams Momin @ 7/23/2012
Hi Richard I am trying to bulid Encrypt some field in my table on my form when i hit encrypt button i get erro Variable not defineed I removed Option Explicit from my code still i did not get my result I got fiel is text and memo field.

Reply from Richard Rost:

Shams, without seeing your code I can't tell you what's wrong. Try taking it a step back. Use Msgbox or debug.print statements to look at your variables each step of the way.
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Access Data Encryption Seminar Comment from Deon Riley @ 6/27/2012
Hi Richard,

Thanks for the advice and I shall give it a go.

Cheers,

Deon
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Encrypt or Decrypt a Bunch of Records Comment from Deon R @ 6/26/2012
Hi Richard,

I trust you are well.

I've just worked through this seminar and built the sample database. Fab! Most enjoyable. I alse made the Encryption Module (Public function global); made an Asset Register form with a lot more values and encrypted quite a few fields. Had to include an On Error Resume Next 'handler' in  the code and it works just fine. My question as follows: how could I set up a continuous form to display all the de-encrypted data for a report printout and then encrypt all the records in one go. I've tried this and the form only shows one record. I know I'm still a novice' Access student but if this is possible, I'm sure there must be more of us out there that would love to know how to do this.

Yes we would love to see an add on lesson with PASSWORD encryption etc.

The more the better I say.

Cheers for now Richard and kindest regards,

Deon

Reply from Richard Rost:

Deon, I'm glad you enjoyed the seminar.

How about an UPDATE QUERY. This might actually work faster (and better) for you. Run the update query with your decryption function, generate your printout, then make sure you run another update query to delete all of the decrypted field data. Three buttons on a form would work perfectly for this.

The only problem is that your data is potentially exposed WHILE you're running the printout (between update queries). If you're THAT concerned about security, you could run a Make Table Query and drop it to a temporary table in your local database (assuming you have split front- and back-ends).

Hope this points you in the right direction.
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Comment from Richard @ 6/13/2012
There is a TON more you could do with this concept. For example, in one of my databases, instead of using a set of 2 keys to encrypt the database, I actually use a whole PASSWORD so that the data gets changed based on a rotating list of values (the ASCII values of the letters in the password). It makes it VERY difficult, if not impossible, for anyone to decrypt. If anyone wants to see this, let me know. If enough people post here, I'll make an add-on video.
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Comment from Richard @ 6/13/2012
My sample database has been uploaded to the Student Database Folder. You can grab a copy if you don't want to type in all of my code, although I do recommend you TYPE IN THE CODE as I build it... you'll learn better that way. The file is password protected. As a reminder, you can find the password by logging on to your account and looking at your course listing.
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Comment from Rick @ 6/13/2012
Now that you're finished with this class, please take a few short minutes to complete our STUDENT SURVEY and let us know what you thought of the lessons!
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Comment from Richard @ 6/12/2012
Now that you're finished with this seminar, make sure to check out my ACCESS SPLIT DATABASE SECURITY SEMINAR and ACCESS SECURITY SEMINAR for even MORE ways to protect your Access databases.
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