Re: [Dev-C++] How to protect files and folders...

[Robert A. <ral...@gm...>]

Hello,

If I understand what you are asking, the answer is that you can't using jus=
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C code. If we move the example into the literal word, lets say we have=20
papers in boxes. So now take your papers and boxes, you need to put them=20
somewhere, say the table. So now you need something that can take your=20
papers out of the boxes and do something with them. So how does that=20
'something' take the papers? It goes to the table and picks up the boxes or=
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papers, but anything else can also go to the table and pickup the boxes or=
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papers.

So you really need to put some lock on the table so that ONLY your somethin=
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can touch the papers and boxes and not anything else, but that isn't=20
something that you can do do within your something. Now, you could have you=
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something '(en/de)crypt' the papers but that would only stop someone else's=
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something from making scence of your papers but not changing them.

Taking it back to your example, you may be able to take your files and=20
folders and put them under a 'user' so that ONLY that user can access them=
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(using windows protection). They after your create your application, you ge=
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it blessed by the OS (windows) so that it runs as the user that can access=
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your files and folders. Then only your code with be able to access the file=
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and folders, unless someone else gets their code to run as that user, etc..=
.


Hope this helps,
Robert


On 8/30/05, LETCHUMANAN SAMINADAN <arl...@ya...> wrote:
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> Dear all,
>  I would like to protect my files and folders using c source code. I don'=
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> want other users to change or delete my folders and files. I have tried=
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> using Windows protection, but it doesn't work properly with c.=20
>  I'm now trying to put my program in a Server directory and then create a=
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> Shortcut icon on the desktop.If I try to execute my program from the=20
> Desktop, I can't do it. Because the folders all are blocked, and no=20
> permission at all.
>  That is the reason, I would like to protect my files and folders using c=
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> source code and I don't want other users to change or delete my folders a=
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> files.
>  Can anyone please help me on this matter. I really need your help.
>  Thank you,
> Letchu...
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