grant or deny access to db

I want to avoid users to connect to my dB via odbc
if the user do not use my front application.
If the user try to connect to the db via Acces, Excel or
any other, I want the db to refuse the acces.
How can I do so?
Using application roles would be one option. You can find more info on
application roles in books online.
-Sue
On Fri, 1 Oct 2004 09:32:46 -0700, "fredy"
<anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I want to avoid users to connect to my dB via odbc
>if the user do not use my front application.
>If the user try to connect to the db via Acces, Excel or
>any other, I want the db to refuse the acces.
>How can I do so?