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Encryption level for 2003Does anyone know what level of encryption Access 2003 supports? We set our
database to encrypted but needed to report on the level of encryption that it provides Is anyone using Access 2003 for a HIPAA related project? Is Access 2003 HIPAA complient when using a database password and encryption? Regards, Rob C > Does anyone know what level of encryption Access 2003 supports? Access uses RC4 encryption with a 32-bit key which is stored in the header of the file. It is often referred to as "encoding" rather than "encryption" because it is always fully reversible since the encryption key is always available (no matter if you apply ULS or not). It is certainly not an effective means of protecting your data - sure, it will stop your average Joe from opening the file in a hex editor and seeing your data (...until he finds the free tool on the net to remove the encoding instantly...) > Is Access 2003 HIPAA complient when using a database password and The database password and encryption are totally seperate mechanisms in all > encryption? versions of Access prior to 2007. In Access 2007 the database password is now used as the "key" for the encryption and therefore is much more effective at protecting your data with a single password. Obviously this doesn't help you too much since Access 2007 is only available as beta software at the moment. IMO it would not be wise to use Access in this case (well, specifically the Jet database engine). You could offer much tighter security/encryption with a server based database. I don't know (and can't comment on) the specific requirements for HIPAA, but I do know that some of our clients send us Access databases for repair asking for NDAs to be signed in advance since their data is under HIPAA. HTH Wayne Phillips http://www.everythingaccess.com Show quoteHide quote "Rob C" <R***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:89F5BEC1-CC2F-4ED9-AC22-FB7270B9EC2D@microsoft.com... > Does anyone know what level of encryption Access 2003 supports? We set > our > database to encrypted but needed to report on the level of encryption that > it > provides > > Is anyone using Access 2003 for a HIPAA related project? Is Access 2003 > HIPAA complient when using a database password and encryption? > > Regards, > > Rob C 
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