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Protector V4.48dv Public Domain software by Jari Kuhanen © 1992
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Introduction
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This application is intended to guard private directories from the prying
eyes of other users.
Installation
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Couldn't be easier.
DELETE ALL OTHER COPIES OF PROTECTOR 3 & 4
Copy this application to a place of your choice (do not use root directory).
If you require Protection when you turn your machine on you will have to
include the application in your boot-up sequence otherwise protection will
only be available when Protector is loaded.
Setting up the appliation
_________________________
After you have installed protector on your disc, it is now time to setup
the directories you wish to guard.
Load the application if you already have not done so.
Nothing will happen until you press 'Select A N D Alt Left O R Alt Right'
Now you should have a window appear by your mouse pointer like below :-
+-------------------------+
| XXX Master Edit XXX |
| |
| Enter Master password : |
| |
| +---------------------+ |
| | | |
| +---------------------+ |
+-------------------------+
The application is asking you for a 'Master' password which will allow
access to various settings of security and setting up of the directories
to guard.
Click Select over the blank white space at the bottom of the window and a
caret appears.
Since this is the first time you use this application the password you
should enter is 'PROTECTOR' then press Return. This password can be changed
later.
That window dissapears and The Master Control window appears as below :-
+-------------------------+
|O|X| Master Control |
+-------------------------+
| |
| XXX Master Edit XXX |
| |
|-------------------------|
| Protection Level |
| | Section A
| ¤ Low ¤ Med ¤ High |
|-------------------------|
| |
| Sound Effect |
| |
| ⇧ The Hammer ⇩ | Section B
| |
|-------------------------|
| |
| Master Password |
| |
| +-------------------+ |
| | | | Section C
| +-------------------+ |
|-------------------------|
| |
| [ Edit Directories ] |
| |
| [ Save Dirs ] +----+ | Section D
| |Kill| |
| [ Save Setup] +----+ |
| |
+-------------------------+
Section A
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This is the area where you can set the protection level.
You do this by clicking in the radio icon of your choice which is Low,
Medium or High.
Protection Levels :
The High setting makes protector keep on alert for 'Task Window" starting
or F12 (access to CLI prompt) or mouse pointer going near task manager.
These are basic security features to stop access to the guarded directories
by using *Filer_Open <name> *DIR etc. This may be the option for schools
to stop access to games directories etc etc. However any advanced user who
know the archimedes very will can quite easily find other ways around this.
This will stop the novice user.
The Medium just stops the F12 options and access to the guarded directories.
The Low setting just gives the protection to the directories but does not
keep aware for F12 options or task window starting. This may be the option
for home users who want to deter the outsider/novice user.
Section B
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This section allows you to have one of three sound samples that will take
effect when a wrong password has been entered to gain access to a directory.
The 3 samples are :-
1) The Hammer - "U Can't touch this"
2) The Bouncer - "Your names not down your not coming in"
3) Rebel MC - Street Tuff sample.
Section C
_________
In this section you can enter a new master password to gain access to the
Master Control window (this one). Click select over the white rectangle
and a caret will appear. Here you can enter your new password which will
appear on the screen as *'s. After you have entered the password press
return.
If you wish to save the protecion level, sound effect and master password
for default loading you can click on the 'Save Setup' icon. Otherwise
these effects will only last until the machine is turned off.
The Kill icon 'kills' the application if you do not require any protection
anymore. This and using the quit option from the menu is the only way to
kill the application. You can not kill it from task manager.
The 'Edit Directories' icon opens a window like below :-
+------------------------------------------------------+
|O|X| Directories |X|
+------------------------------------------------------+
| |
| +--+ +-------------------------+ +-----------+ +--+ |
| |A | | B | | C | |D | |
! +--+ +-------------------------+ +-----------+ +--+ !
There are 12 slots which allows the details for 12 directories to be guarded
The A is the slot number
B FULL path name of the directory to be protected
C password for the directory protected
D opens a menu offering 1 of 4 actions which will be covered
later on.
To guard a directory :-
Just DRAG the directory onto the window and the path name will appear in
the next free slot.
You can perform a multiple drag (ie drag several dirs to the window in one
go) which will fill each slot one by one.
If all slots are full, click SELECT over one of the slots in the 'B' box
so that the caret appears, then drag the directory over and it will replace
the pathname with the new one you wish to protect. If you drag the directory
over and ypu have not selected a slot, it will be placed at the top.
You then have to enter passwords for the directories you want to protect.
Click SELECT over the corresponding 'C' box and enter the password at the
caret. The password can be 10 characters in length.
To DELETE an entry simply delete the path name from the slot and press
return which will wipe the password and flags.
You have told 'Protector' what directories you wish to protect and the
corresponding passwords to use. If you now click SELECT over the 'D' box
over an occupied slot, it will open a menu offering 4 actions. If these
are all shaded, it means no directory information has been entered into the
slot.
The four actions mean :
Action 1 : This is the default. This will open a security window and request
a password to gain access to the directory. If the password
entered is incorrect, it will play the sound sample selected in
the 'Master Control' window. This will happen every time access
to this directory is requested by a user double clicking or using
a shift double click.
Action 2 : Performs the same as Action 1