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Matt Hucke (hucke@sashimi.wwa.com) wrote:
: hotelca@cris.com (Hotel California) writes:
: >Well, it depends on what access privileges are given to the user by the
: >admin.  If you have go to finder privileges then you can alter anything. 
: >If you have access to the Open Other menu command then you can change
: >anything you can open as long as you have saving privileges where the file
: >is stored.

: On a Mac with the programs you mention, is the protection done at a
: level as low as this?  If not, then it could be circumvented.  Someone
: could write a program that open()s a file - would the call to open()

hmmm...at least with At Ease, isn't circumventing as simple as restarting 
and booting up with your own startup disk and not letting AE load?
as a first (or only) line of defense, it doesn't really do much more 
than provide a (very minor) inconvenience to someone intent on snooping
around, no?  though i'm sure there are better security programs around,
if you really need one.

-david
dyeh@fas.harvard.edu