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    Plain text password column

    Hello I have a small Web site that I am still testing and that uses a MS Access database and a 'register new user' and 'log-in' page. The database consists of a table in which there are columns for 'username', 'email' and 'password'. The 'register new user' and 'log-in' pages work in that the...
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    Salt/Hash columns?

    Hello At the moment, I have a simple online table (MS Access 2007) with two columns: I am proposing to salt/hash the user's password, so would I need to set up my table like this: And if I do set up my columns as above, do I delete that password column altogether as storing...
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    Error: System.OverflowException: Arithmetic operation resulted in an overflow.

    Hello I get the above error when I try to insert text data into my Access 'password' column. Does the error mean that the field is too small to accommodate the data I am trying to insert into it? In Design View, it says 'Field Size: 50'. I am not sure what 50 is? 50 characters? Can I make...
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    Checking MS Access for email address?

    Hello I am hoping to put together a form for users who have forgotten their passwords. There are different ways of tackling that problem, but I tend to prefer having a form field on a Web page that a user types his email address into. When the user has entered his email address and pressed...
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    Question Security Warning

    Hello When I open my Access database, I immediately get this security warning (please see screenshot). What does that mean, please? Thank you.
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    Problem uploading MDB

    Hello I have a MDB file that I am unable to transfer to my online server (I get a 'critical transfer error' message. I am, however, able to upload other MS Access databases to the same server using the same FTP software. This points to a problem either with this particular database itself or...
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