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I agree, it's about as secure as hiding an object or a file...<br />
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The next step in security is to distribute your database as MDE. Although any user with a full version of Access can still get to the database window quite easily, the objects can not be edited.<br />
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Cheers!<br />
(°v°)
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I agree, it's about as secure as hiding an object or a file...

The next step in security is to distribute your database as MDE. Although any user with a full version of Access can still get to the database window quite easily, the objects can not be edited.

Cheers!
(°v°)

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Thanks guys. I'll split the points between the first two answers.
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Thanks guys. I'll split the points between the first two answers.

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Is there any way for a hacker to access the objects of an mdb file for which the AllowByPassKey property has been set to False, or is it as secure as MS claims?
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Is there any way for a hacker to access the objects of an mdb file for which the AllowByPassKey property has been set to False, or is it as secure as MS claims?

How secure is AllowByPassKey=False?

Microsoft Access is a rapid application development (RAD) relational database tool. Access can be used for both desktop and web-based applications, and uses VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) as its coding language.