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"Selecting a boot partition security"
By Adesh Rampat
When you set up a boot partition on a network server, chances are you
may use NTFS, as opposed to FAT, for the following major reasons:
- Security
- Assigning Disk Quotas
- Encryption features
- Transaction logging
But even though it seems counter-intuitive, when you install either
Windows NT or Win2k, consider partitioning the hard drive into two
separate partitions, making the boot partition FAT and the reminder
NTFS.
This may seem to be a risky procedure, since FAT partitions contain
no measure of security. The reason for using FAT as the boot
partition, though, is that in the event of a boot failure, it is much
easier to apply recovery procedures to a FAT partition than an NTFS
partition.
Because the FAT partition offers the least security you can get, it
must contain only the operating system. In no circumstance should the
FAT partition contain any applications or data pertaining to the
organization's operations. This information should be stored on the
NTFS partition.
Whether you're using FAT or NTFS partitions, you should have the
server in a secure environment, protecting it from unauthorized
personnel at all times.
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Adesh Rampat is a member of the Association of Internet
Professionals, the Institute for Network Professionals and the
International Webmasters Association. He has also lectured
extensively on a variety of topics.
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