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Posted by S. Pidgorny on August 7, 2005, 12:11 am
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Depend's on what the product is built on. Common operating systems like
Windows and NetWare have robust and reliable network access control.
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Svyatoslav Pidgorny, MS MVP - Security, MCSE
-= F1 is the key =-
> Hi,
> I recently purchased a Network-Attached Storage HD enclosure by ADS Tech,
> but I am not sure how secure/hackerproof it is. (Assuming, of course, that
> it has been correctly configured though it's web interface, all user
> accounts have difficult passwords, access rights to specific folders have
> been specified, etc., you know, the obvious has been taken care of). I
want
> to put some data on it that could be shared with some of my friends/family
> over internet, as well as business files, which I don't want anybody to
even
> have a chance to get access to (besides myself).
>
> The NAS kit interfaces through NetBios in Win workgroup environment, for
> outside access it has FTP and HTTP. One thing I don't like about the FTP
is
> that any user who has any kind of FTP access can see all shared folders,
> even those that he has no access to (when such folder is clicked, the
> "Access denied" box opens). Would be much better in my opinion if a "root
> folder" per used could be specified.
>
> Does anybody know how safe it is to put shared data alongside with private
> data on that thing?
>
> Somebody might ask: Why would I want to put confidential data on it?
Because
> of the versatility -- I can access it from any computer, it does not
require
> any specific computer to be turned on (like in case with USB/FireWire
> drives). I can access it from outside through Internet, or take it with me
> if necessary.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
>
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