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Article #647Filemaker security with ARA
From: Gordon Grieder
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 12:43
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 12:43
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This is something I don't think I've read here before, so here goes.
As you know, when someone on your net has a FMPro file open as non-exclusive
anyone on the net can try to open it via the Network button in the open
dialog box. This also applies if a person happens to be calling up with
ARA !!! Even if you're ARA access is limited to a dropbox on the server,
you can still launch FMPro at the remote end and try hacking passwords til
the cows come home.
I consider this a *MAJOR* weakness in an otherwise superb piece of software.
A friend and I were discussing the FMPro security over a few beers and we
can't think of any realistic method of boosting the security, other than
making all your files exclusive; which is impossible in my situation and
most other peoples', I'll wager.
If anyone has any advice; I'm all (electronic) ears.
Thanks!
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!newsflash.concordia.ca!mizar.cc.umanitoba.ca!bison!draco!grub From: grub@bbs.draco.bison.mb.ca (Gordon Grieder) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases Subject: Filemaker security with ARA Message-ID: <NZPRXB3w165w@bbs.draco.bison.mb.ca> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 12:43:46 GMT Sender: bbs@draco.bison.mb.ca (BBS User) Organization: The Draco Unix System [BBS] Lines: 27