How to disable access security notice "A Potential security concern has been identified"

Question

i have a shared access application, i created an accde file for 32-bit machine, when user open the application he/she getting a security warning

is there any way to disable this message from appearing to the users

thank you

Answer 1

You have to set their computer to be a trusted source. In order to get around this issue, you will need to create a Digital Certificate. Digital Certificates are good only on the computer they are created on, so if this database will be used on multiple computers then each one will have to create a Digital Certificate.

To do this, you will need to perform the following tasks:

1. Click on Start -> All Programs -> Microsoft Office -> Microsoft Office Tools -> Digital Certificate For VBA Projects (If you don’t have this, you will need to contact your IT Dept.)

2. Enter a Certificate Name. Make it obvious like MyProgramName and Click OK

3. Open the Access database which contains the security warning you want to bypass
4. Go into the Design View of any Module
5. Click on Tools -> Digital Signature
6. Choose your Digital Certificate you created in Step 2
7. Save and close the database
8. Re-Open the database. You will now be prompted with a different Security Warning that states the file has been digitally signed.
9. Check off the “Always trust files from this publisher…” box and click the Open button
10. All subsequent times you enter this database, you will not be prompted with a security warning.

Note - I wrote the above for our company based on Office 2003. If you're using a more recent version, the instructions may vary somewhat.

Answer 2

You can create a registry key that will add the directory as a trusted location and will not show the warning anymore. What's nice about this method is that you can easily automate this to happen on the computers where you deploy your app. See method #2 or #3 in this blog: http://www.accessrepairnrecovery.com/blog/fix-microsoft-access-security-notice

And in case the blogs ever gets removed, here is the important bits: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Access\Security\Trusted Locations\Location20] “Path”=”C:\Database\” “Description”=”My Database location”

Explanation about the key: – The number “14.0” is the version of MS Office. You can change the numbers that represent the version you are executing.

– The “Location20” is a unique name that you assign. 20 can be any number that is not previously used. Other programs include default MS Access wizards, already have used other numbers. But if you want to make more than one path as trusted location, then each location must end up with different number.

– The “C:\Database\” is the physical path that you want to set to be as Trusted Location. You can place any path that you choose here.

By copy and pasting the above coding into a text file and save it with a name such as RemoveSecurityWarning.reg, you can then run the file into your PC’s registry just by making double click on the file.

Answer 3

other way is following:

1. click on file and then options

2. click on trust center and then trust center settings on the right

3. then click on trusted locations and add new location

4. browse for the location and save.

that's it.. done.. now no more warnings..

Answer 4

That is a standard warning to indicate the file you are opening has web links and macros. If you trust the file, just say OK or “Allow”

You can control if this message is displayed: Office button > Excel Options button > Trust Center > Trust Center Settings button (I have no idea why they have this extra button, DUMB DESIGN! )

More Information can be found here