The Microsoft Jet Security Model

Microsoft Jet provides a robust and powerful security model that gives you a great deal of control over users’ access to your application. Because of the flexibility, the model is somewhat more complicated than those provided by other desktop databases. Indeed, security is one of the more commonly misunderstood aspects of Microsoft Jet and is usually incorrectly implemented by developers who lack a cohesive understanding of its workings. The following section contains detailed information, structured in a way that helps you understand the model before you implement security.