Web Wiz Support and Community Forums : Safety problem about Access Database

Web Wiz Support and Community Forums : Safety problem about Access Database https://forums.webwiz.net/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:23:25 +0000 Fri, 12 Nov 2004 15:48:45 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.08 360 https://forums.webwiz.net/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=12514 <![CDATA[Web Wiz Support and Community Forums]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://forums.webwiz.net/ <![CDATA[Safety problem about Access Database : I used to rename the .mdb to .asp...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/safety-problem-about-access-database_topic12514_post69398.html#69398 Author: dpyers
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Posted: 12 November 2004 at 3:48pm

I used to rename the .mdb to .asp but found that on most (but not all) hosts, it displayed the raw data on some browsers. Better to use .dll, .exe, or don't use an extension at all.
Best is to move it out of the web space as previously noted.]]> Fri, 12 Nov 2004 15:48:45 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/safety-problem-about-access-database_topic12514_post69398.html#69398 <![CDATA[Safety problem about Access Database : Like -borg- said, a good host...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/safety-problem-about-access-database_topic12514_post69382.html#69382 Author: xeerex
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Posted: 12 November 2004 at 12:21pm

Like -borg- said, a good host will always give you a directory ABOVEROOT or at least one where download permissions are removed. If youhave any other setup you are just asking for trouble.

Note: You certainly can rename the database to .asp, which will help"obfusticate" its location. However, if someone should guess the .aspfile and location then all the data will be processed as text anddisplayed. Granted, it will be hard to decipher but still.....
]]> Fri, 12 Nov 2004 12:21:31 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/safety-problem-about-access-database_topic12514_post69382.html#69382 <![CDATA[Safety problem about Access Database : Good web hosts always give you...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/safety-problem-about-access-database_topic12514_post69377.html#69377 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
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Posted: 12 November 2004 at 11:43am

Good web hosts always give you a directory to store your accessdatabases to prevent them from being downloaded, or you could changethe name from .mdb to .asp as you suggest.

Web Wiz Forums comes with detailed instructions on how to move andrename the Access database in the install instructions, which isrecommended that all Access users should do.

It can also be read online at:-

http://www.webwiz.net/web_wiz_forums/docs_access_move_ db.asp
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Posted: 12 November 2004 at 11:37am

Hi, friends there,

I have a question about the database safety.

I am using Access. If anybody know the path for the database, he can easily download my database. Thus, I am thinking whether anybody can do something to avoid this. I know there is a Chinese forums called DVBBS. In the .mdb file, there is a table called DV_notdownload. To be safe, user needs to rename the .mdb file to .asp. And because of this table in the Access database, it can not be either downloaded or displyed.

Any friend can do something similar to this. Because not every server provides a folder above the root directory.

Can anybody help? And FYI, here is a smaple.

www.microe.info/Dvbbs7.mdb

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