stand-alone windows 2000 or .net server in a workgroup with all local accounts. add specific user rights only to each folder leave off admin account uncheck inherit permissions uncheck "take ownership"
----- Original Message ----- From: "Orin Rehorst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 11:30 AM 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]
