Password Protecting Folders?
Hey
Is there a way in X(.2) to make a folder or file password protected? Not just by user- but to everyone. So that whenever anyone wants to open that file/folder, they need to input a password I designate. (so that if I leave the computer running on my login, others still can't get in, even with my admin login...)
If it's not possible, is there a way I could engineer a way to do it anyway? Persay by creating another user login (for me) without admin access, that I usually go in, and then just login into admin whenever I need to access the file?
I'd much prefer the first way....... =\\
Is there a way in X(.2) to make a folder or file password protected? Not just by user- but to everyone. So that whenever anyone wants to open that file/folder, they need to input a password I designate. (so that if I leave the computer running on my login, others still can't get in, even with my admin login...)
If it's not possible, is there a way I could engineer a way to do it anyway? Persay by creating another user login (for me) without admin access, that I usually go in, and then just login into admin whenever I need to access the file?
I'd much prefer the first way....... =\\
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You can, however, use the Finder's Get Info box to set permissions so no one can see inside it. It takes the admin password to unlock the Get Info box to change the permissions; so, if anyone else has the admin pass, this is no good.
The most secure option would be to use an encrypted disk image. Just open it when you need to access it. Each time you mount it, you must enter the password you set for it.
hmmm...
That's what I do.
How else would you write anything to it at all?
dude you've got unix
so chmod go-rwx blah
& then encrypt it....
make an encrypted image that only you can mount
& the chmod trick....
its unix so you have multiple options available
pgp. etc etc etc... experiment & see what
you like best
if your really paranoid go buy a pcmcia ata flash disk 128mb & store data on that & carry that
around with you at all times....or store private
keys on that etc etc...
I'll try LameSecure on VT. Sounds solid enough.
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