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- From: billb@crpmks.uucp (Bill Bochnik (Info Systems))
- Subject: Re: HELP!!! Security problem for gurus.
- Reply-To: billb@crpmks.UUCP (Bill Bochnik (Info Systems))
- Organization: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 12:41:24 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec18.124124.12512@crpmks.uucp>
- References: <B1FB21FFA27F004AEF@imimnvx.irfmn.mnegri.it> <1992Dec14.111350.198@janus.arc.ab.ca> <1992Dec16.114913.1@ttd.teradyne.com>
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- In article <1992Dec16.114913.1@ttd.teradyne.com> rice@ttd.teradyne.com writes:
- >
- > In article <B1FB21FFA27F004AEF@imimnvx.irfmn.mnegri.it>, PSI%ITAPAC.22800002::PITCLS::ADRIANO@imimnvx.irfmn.mnegri.it (Adriano Santoni) writes:
- >>
- >> Hi netters!
- >>
- >> I need to avoid certain people to scan a directory of mine. This
- >> could seem a very trivial issue, if it was not for the following:
- >>
- >> o Some users of mine have (and need to retain) *ALL* privileges
- >>
- >> o I don't want to clear the DIRECTORY file characteristic bit
- >>
- >> o I don't want to do encrypting or any other tricky thing
- >>
- >> o I want to be able to access my directory whenever I need to
- >>
- >> In other words: do you know of a feasible method of protecting
- >> private areas without resorting to the traditional & documented
- >> practics? Impossible? That's what I fear! Sigh!
- >>
- >
- >Have you heard of ACLs (Access Control Lists) ? An access control list can
- >protect directories as well as files.
- >
- > John Rice K9IJ | "Did I say that ?" I must have, but It was
- > | MY opinion only, no one else's...Especially
- > | Not my Employer's....
- > rice@ttd.teradyne.com | Purveyor of Miracles,Magic and Sleight-of-hand
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- Please re-read the original post. ACL's will NOT protect you from users with
- all privs (BYPASS for one comes to mind)
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