Domino Designer 6: A Developer’s Handbook

13.2. Controlling access to Domino data

There are a number of ways to control access to Domino data, and there are a number of ways to approach this access as well. You can secure certain design elements and information so that users cannot access them at all, or you can alternatively hide certain fields and information from the user. In this instance, the information is still accessible to the experienced user, but is hidden from the casual user. This is more a usability issue than a security feature.

By using both the database access control list (ACL) and the encryption features provided by Domino, you can achieve true security for your application. Creating view access lists, hiding design elements, and using such features as computed subforms, ...