Why don't you guys take your big ports offline -----Original Message----- From: Walt Brannon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 8:41 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Absolute file protection
Don't ya love that Texas Sig.... "My port's bigger than your port!" Walt >-----Original Message----- >From: Orin Rehorst [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Posted At: Friday, November 22, 2002 10:30 AM >Posted To: Exchange Discussion >Conversation: Absolute file protection >Subject: OT: Absolute file protection > >Am I missing any options? > >Objective: set up server folder / storage area for access by specified >users only (no admin access allowed) in the NT / WIN2K server >environment. > >Options, from worst to best: > > >* Set up a folder with access allowed for specified users only. This >will not work in our environment because the admins for the domain can take >ownership of any folder. >* Set up a separate server and domain with the specified users the >only admins. The specified users would have to maintain the domain (and >server). Also, with physical access to the server, knowledgeable people >with enough time and effort could access the separate server and >domain. >* Use the password options of Word, Excel and other applications. >There are software packages that can crack into these files. >* Share a folder on the PC of one of the specified users. Anyone on >the LAN with enough knowledge, time, and effort could hack into a shared >folder. >* Use available software packages to make files in a folder encrypted. >Knowledgeable people with enough time and effort could compromise such >files. >* Store the files on an offsite third party system. It could be made >difficult for anyone beyond the specified users to know that this type of >storage arrangement had even been set up. Admins of the third party may be >able to access the information. > > >Regards, >Orin > >Orin Rehorst >Port of Houston Authority >(Largest U.S. port in foreign tonnage) >e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Phone: (713)670-2443 >Fax: (713)670-2457 >TOPAS web site: <www.homestead.com/topas/topas.html> > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm >Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp >To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
