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Thanks for comments so far.<br />
<br />
I am looking at the links provided.<br />
<br />
Perhaps I should expand on my query.<br />
<br />
My primary objective is to be able to EMAIL (or equivalent) complete Access databases to my client and vice versa.<br />
<br />
Does the &quot;virtual drive&quot; proposed on <a href="http://www.freeotfe.org" rel="ugc">www.freeotfe.org</a>&nbsp;facility me emailing my database and still retaining its encryption.<br />
<br />
(In a previous life (!) I was able to zip spreadsheets with a password.??)
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Thanks for comments so far.

I am looking at the links provided.

Perhaps I should expand on my query.

My primary objective is to be able to EMAIL (or equivalent) complete Access databases to my client and vice versa.

Does the "virtual drive" proposed on www.freeotfe.org [http://www.freeotfe.org] facility me emailing my database and still retaining its encryption.

(In a previous life (!) I was able to zip spreadsheets with a password.??)

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Hi,<br />
<br />
Apparently, my Windows 7 Home Edition does not allow Encryption (via Right click, properties, advanced etc). &nbsp; The encryption area is grayed out.<br />
<br />
I am therefore looking for an encryption program (for an Access database).<br />
<br />
Any recommendations?<br />
Something simple please. &nbsp;Do I need to buy or can I get a free one?<br />

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Hi,

Apparently, my Windows 7 Home Edition does not allow Encryption (via Right click, properties, advanced etc).   The encryption area is grayed out.

I am therefore looking for an encryption program (for an Access database).

Any recommendations?
Something simple please.  Do I need to buy or can I get a free one?


Windows 7 Encryption Home Edition - Alternative

Encryption is the process of encoding messages or information in such a way that only authorized parties can read it. In an encryption scheme, the intended communication information or message, referred to as plaintext, is encrypted using an encryption algorithm, generating ciphertext that can only be read if decrypted. For technical reasons, an encryption scheme usually uses a pseudo-random encryption key generated by an algorithm. An authorized recipient can easily decrypt the message with the key provided by the originator to recipients, but not to unauthorized interceptors.

Encryption

Security is the protection of information systems from theft or damage to the hardware, the software, and the information on them, as well as from disruption or misdirection of the services they provide. The main goal of security is protecting assets, and an asset is anything of value and worthy of protection.  Information Security is a discipline of protecting information assets from threats through safeguards to achieve the objectives of confidentiality, integrity, and availability or CIA for short. On the other hand, disclosure, alteration, and disruption (DAD) compromise the security objectives.