don@pecnos.UUCP (01/15/87)
Does anyone know of a program for the PC that will allow you to protect
files. Specifically, I have several people using the same PC and would
like to assign passwords to each individual allowing them access only
to files owned by them. Encryption is not the answer as encrypted files
can still be deleted by any user.
Thanks
Name........: Donald F. Hopkins
Company.....: CONCURRENT Computer Corporation (A Perkin-Elmer Company)
US Mail.....: 106 Apple St., Tinton Falls, N.J. 07724
Phone.......: 201-758-7268
UUCP..(work): ...!{decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!vax135!petsd!pecnos!don
(home): ...!{decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!vax135!petsd!pecnos!buslog!don
Disclaimer: The above opinions are only mine and not that of my employer.davidr@hplsla.UUCP (01/23/87)
I just wrote a response about having hidden directories and files, and our use of a HIDE and SEEK program for protection. Hiding files is some simple protection from Novice to Intermediate users who do not have the tools I use to change file attributes or view all files and their attributes. We specifically instruct users as to the commands they need. A hidden program (on our DOS 3.1 systems) can still be run, but can not be copied or deleted, or generally located by the user via normal methods available to them. This is in addition to the protection afforded by HIDE and SEEK as I described in the earlier response. It is not a fail save systems, but in its simple way is quite powerful.