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Old 07-01-2012, 12:02 AM   #1
choutaprasad
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Thumbs up how to encryt folder in linux file server


hai all

i have a file server NAS/SAN on my LAN. LAN is used by many users as clients from windows OS.

How to ensure security of data in the folders of user by encryption and security of folder as a whole from any hacking.

kindly share ur views

thanku
 
Old 07-01-2012, 12:22 AM   #2
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hai all

i have a file server NAS/SAN on my LAN. LAN is used by many users as clients from windows OS.

How to ensure security of data in the folders of user by encryption and security of folder as a whole from any hacking.

kindly share ur views

thanku

Encryption is not a form or security, even if you did encrypt the directory, that doesn't stop people from copying the encrypted directory to a local location then trying to crack the encryption offline.

Why don't you just change the permissions on the directory so that no one in xxx group has permission?
If its a windows environment then you must have a DC? (domain controller) so you can give certain users permission to mount the share and access certain folders in the share by giving those folder special AD permissions.
 
  


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