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zurek106 · Jun 29, 2002, 07:00 PM

Is it possible to password protect a folder so that you can only access the folder by typing in a password. I dont mean like different user accounts, but since I never log out I would like to be able to keep a folder where nobody but me can access it.

mmurray · Jun 29, 2002, 08:07 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by zurek106:
Is it possible to password protect a folder so that you can only access the folder by typing in a password. I dont mean like different user accounts, but since I never log out I would like to be able to keep a folder where nobody but me can access it.<hr /></blockquote>I don't know of an application that does this -- although there must be one. You can get the same result by using DiskCopy to make an encrypted disk image and just
unmount it when you want to make it secure.

If that doesn't suit have a look at <a href="http://www.versiontracker.com" target="_blank">www.versiontracker.com</a> for an app.

Michael

zurek106 · Jun 29, 2002, 08:42 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by mmurray:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by zurek106:
Is it possible to password protect a folder so that you can only access the folder by typing in a password. I dont mean like different user accounts, but since I never log out I would like to be able to keep a folder where nobody but me can access it.<hr /></blockquote>I don't know of an application that does this -- although there must be one. You can get the same result by using DiskCopy to make an encrypted disk image and just
unmount it when you want to make it secure.

If that doesn't suit have a look at <a href="http://www.versiontracker.com" target="_blank">www.versiontracker.com</a> for an app.

Michael<hr /></blockquote>For some reason I didnt check their first!

I found a great program though: <a href="http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=15042&db=mac" target="_blank">Click Here</a>

eno · Jun 30, 2002, 12:14 PM

It can be so hard to hide your porn, I know.

But why do you like that app so much? It's own readme says:

<blockquote>quote:<hr /> This program in essence provides no real security<hr /></blockquote>Great.

Millennium · Jun 30, 2002, 01:26 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by zurek106:
For some reason I didnt check their first!

I found a great program though: <a href="http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=15042&db=mac" target="_blank">Click Here</a><hr /></blockquote>I could circumvent that in about 45 seconds, and most of that time would be spent waiting for apps to launch. Note the warnings the guy put on the app: it provides no real security at all.

You're much better off using the disk-image method. It has the added advantage of encrypting your stuff on the hard drive, so if They (whoever They are manage to steal your hard drive, they won't be able to just scrape the data off and look at it that way.

GenericMacUser · Jun 30, 2002, 02:13 PM

Try this app by Brian Hill. I don't have it and can't vouch for it, but it seems like it may be what you want.

<a href="http://personalpages.tds.net/~brian_hill/puzzlepalace.html" target="_blank">http://personalpages.tds.net/~brian_hill/puzzlepalace.html</a>

Evinyatar · Jun 30, 2002, 02:20 PM

You could just make a new account and change the owner of the folder to that account, and each time you want to see the folders contents either launch a new Finder with the new account, or set the folder's owner to your account and set it back afterwards. You could write scripts to do that for you.

macrob1n · Jun 30, 2002, 02:22 PM

How about <a href="http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=13892&db=mac" target="_blank">Cypher</a> .

msc1974 · Jun 30, 2002, 06:29 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by GenericMacUser:
Try this app by Brian Hill. I don't have it and can't vouch for it, but it seems like it may be what you want.

<a href="http://personalpages.tds.net/~brian_hill/puzzlepalace.html" target="_blank">http://personalpages.tds.net/~brian_hill/puzzlepalace.html</a><hr /></blockquote>Just tried the software above (PuzzelPalace)...It does not allow you to password protect a "folder". You have to stuff the folder first.

MrBS · Jun 30, 2002, 06:44 PM

what if you just sudo chown -R root to the folder and then chowned it back when you wanted to open it? are there any big problems with this?
~BS

(I guess you would need to do something like chmod 700 the first time)

Xeo · Jul 1, 2002, 09:54 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Millennium:
I could circumvent that in about 45 seconds, and most of that time would be spent waiting for apps to launch. Note the warnings the guy put on the app: it provides no real security at all.<hr /></blockquote>Nope, looks like it only takes 10 or 15 seconds.