Permissions

I have a split and secured database but even though I have managed to do this,
I am not entirely clear on where permissions, passwords, and the like are
stored.  My questions are:  Are object permissions stored with the object
(queries, forms and the like) in the front-end?  (This means a change in
object permissions requires re-issuing the front-end to users.)  Where are
user's passwords stored?  Exactly what is stored in the security.mdw file?
Thanks.

Object permissions are stored with the object in the frontend, so yes achange

Object permissions are stored with the object in the frontend, so yes a
change to the permissions, is a change to the FE, requiring re-distribution.

Users' passwords are stored in the mdw file.

The mdw file stores Groups, Users, PIDs, passwords, membership (what
users in what groups).

Joan Wild