Re: Hide folders with ntfs rights
From: Kilroy (bstyles_at_mailblocks.com)
Date: 12/30/04
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Date: 30 Dec 2004 13:21:07 -0800
Behold, the third party app you're looking for: Cloak
http://scriptlogic.com/cloak (download an eval and try it for free)
In my opinion, there are three reasons you'd want to hide files and/or
folders (excluding the fact that hiding subfolders is part of all the
other major NOS vendors, including NetWare and Linux).
1) "out of sight - out of mind" adds a layer of security. Ever hear the
phrase 'curiosity killed the cat'? Some folks will certainly debate
this point, saying that showing someone the door to the safe doesn't
mean it is any easier to gain access to. Counter point being that if no
one knows the safe is there, no one will try to gain access in the
first place. And I guess that is why they sell wall safes and floor
safes for homes, right?
2) The 'streamlined user experience.' If you map drives (or use UNCs)
to get to departmental shares, don't you think a user is more
productive and less confused if they only see the 4 folders they have
access to rather than 30 folders (26 of which they can't access
anyway)?
3) More accurate file system auditing. If you audit your file system
access, hided file & folders will reduce the number of 'false
positives' in your security event log. Now you can actually pay
attention to the 'Object Access - Failure' events since they can't be
chalked up to accidental mouse clicks in Explorer.
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