How secure is ntfs ?

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  1. Yinda

    Yinda Registered Member

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    Hi,

    I have just installed w2k with a unique ntfs partition, and am still learning hard :oops:

    On last October 23, Pieter wrote:
    Do you mean that ntfs is absolutely secure ? Do we still need a firewall ?

    Thanks and regards,

    Yinda
     
    Yinda, Jan 9, 2003
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  2. Pieter_Arntz

    Pieter_Arntz Spyware Veteran

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    Hi Yinda,

    All I meant to say with that is, it's easier to secure your folders when working with NTFS as opposed to FAT32. Read all about it: http://www.windowsitlibrary.com/Content/592/toc.html

    I would not discard my firewall though, but I don't want to get caught in the expert discussion on that subject: http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=5098

    Regards,

    Pieter
     
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  3. Mike_Healan

    Mike_Healan Registered Member

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    The file system lets you configure it very securely, but it's not foolproof. Access the hard drive from within Linux and you can see everything on it perfectly fine.
     
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  4. Pieter_Arntz

    Pieter_Arntz Spyware Veteran

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    Hi Mike,

    That could even be achieved with boot-disks. Giving someone physical access would complicate matters enormously ;)
    In that case encryption would offer some extra protection.

    Regards,

    Pieter
     
    Pieter_Arntz, Jan 9, 2003
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