Re: File Security

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From: Mike Walsh (englantilainen_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/21/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 18:56:39 +0300

It doesn't even provide authentication at the folder level (within a doc
lib) which is a fairly common request. (Although personally I can live
without it)

Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland

"Michael McGinley" <michaelfmcginley@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OO61Ba9nEHA.3896@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Mike,
>
> Thank you again. This is disappointing, I really thought that because the
> files are located on an NTFS partition, it would give you the ability to
> secure right down to the file level.
>
> Oh Well.
>
> Mike, Thanks again.
>
> "Mike Walsh" <englantilainen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:O5hwAX5nEHA.2340@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > WSS only offers a storage location for the document. Access to the
> document
> > can be blocked by making the site / sub-site or the document library
> > access-restricted but that's all the functionality that WSS itself adds
in
> > this direction out-of-the-box.
> >
> > So if you want to secure the document at file level you have to look at
> > tools/methods for the document itself such as (unsatisfactory) password
> > control; use of MS Live Communications Server (hoping I've got the name
> > right).
> >
> > [I hope this was a more satisfactory answer, Michael]
> >
> > Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
> > WSS FAQ at http://wss.collutions.com
> > Please post questions to the newsgroup only.
> >
> >
> > "Michael McGinley" <michaelfmcginley@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:Oheww%230nEHA.3072@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > Can you secure a document at the file level in WSS?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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