Extend Microsoft Access Applications to the Cloud

Chapter 8. Managing security and a public-facing web app

In this chapter:

Creating a public website

Creating a public-facing web app in Office 365

Managing security in a public web app

Summary

In this chapter, we will look at how to make a web app on a public-facing website available in Office 365. This leads on to a more detailed discussion of how to manage security, which should give you some useful ideas for your own applications. The example shown in this chapter is for a site created for the UK Access User Group; the completed web app is also available with the companion content for this book.

Creating a public website

In Chapter 1, “Finding your way around Office 365,” I described the different areas in Office 365 where you can place ...