Security Software

Date: Wed, 5 Oct 1994 13:13:47 +0100 From: Joerg.Schaeffer@nestroy.wu-wien.ac.at (Joerg Schaeffer) Subject: [!] My roundup on Macintosh Security Software (11K) Hello to everyone. First of all I would like to apologise if you receive more than one copy of this mail due to my crosspost. And then sorry that it has taken me so long to finish this round up, but I am quite a busy student and had a lot of exams... Well lets get to it. Some time ago I was looking for a Macintosh security package to do the following features: ----------------------- > * let me lock the System folder with a password > * let me create separate protected folders for users on each machine > * be compatible with 030 and 040 Macs (Performa 450 and 475 mainly) > * be compatible with AtEase 2.0 (if possible!) > * allow a user to access his protected folder over an > Appletalk network via Personal FileSharing > * be easy to use for the users (and not too tough to set up for me :) > * be compatible with most (if not all) standard apps Here are the responses I got: ----------------------------- Davin Jeayes of HiRes <HI.RES@AppleLink.Apple.COM> wrote: >24 August 1994 >From: Davin Jeayes, Technical Support >Re: MacPrefect > >Thank you for contacting us with your questions. Below I have answered some of >your questions regarding MacPrefect. The other information you requested we >would prefer to send to you by normal mail. If you could let us have your >postal address we would be pleased to send this information. > >Locking the system folder - MacPefect allows the administrator to "Lock" >certain areas of the hard disk including the system folder. This does not >include password access but does render the system folder completely write >protected to users. They cannot save/created files/folders in these areas. Also >MacPrefect allows you to restrict access to any or all of the Control Panels. > >Protected folders for users - The best way to implement this is by having a >folder for each user on the server. In this way users can only gain access to >their own folder, and thay can also access their folder from any machine on the >network. > >MacPrefect is fully compatible with ALL Macintosh models currently on the >market, from the MacPlus to the PowerMacintosh range. > >MacPrefect is compatible with all standard apps on the market including AtEase >2.0. > >Users find MacPrefect very easy to use and install. > >I hope these have answered your main questions; please get back to us with your >address along with any other questions you might have. I have to add to this that they sent me an evaluation copy within one week of my inquiry by express mail! Richard Schulte <rschulte@tenet.edu> recommended "FoolProof". Jeanne Stroh <JSTROH@CUDNVR.DENVER.COLORADO.EDU> wrote the following: >My favorite security software for the Mac is FoolProof. I tested version 1 in >February and loved it. Version 2 just came out…