Mark_Ryland@f170.n771.z3.fidonet.org (Mark Ryland) (05/17/91)
In a message to Kevin Lowey (May 17), Terry Fry wrote: TF> Even if the current version of OS/2 does not implement a version of TF>file access rights as we see in most UNIX systems, it could be TF>implemented into future versions of OS/2. HPFS is a instalable file TF>system, and could be replaced with something else. Even if the idea TF>of protection of files and heiarchial access rights on a single user TF>system seems a bit overkill, sometimes in the real world there are TF>applications for this: More than one person during the day using the TF>computer, LAN systems, people 'borrowing' code, and sometimes TF>restraining access from prying eyes. I would like to see some sort of TF>C2 level security system come out in a future version of OS/2, but TF>unless it get's ported to RISC and then greatly accepted, I doubt TF>it'll happen. OS/2 3.0 (i.e., the NT kernel) will have C2-level security and is designed to achieve B2 or better without overhaul. I'll let the others in this conference speculate on when this technology/product will actually appear <g> . --- msged 2.06c OS/2 * Origin: Microsoft Federal Systems BBS (1:109/347.3474@fidonet)