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From: marc@rna.UUCP (Marc Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Protecting directories from peeping eyes (how???)
Message-ID: <316@rna.UUCP>
Date: 7 Dec 88 04:57:10 GMT
References: <46@VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU> <838@novavax.UUCP>
Reply-To: marc@rna.UUCP (Marc Johnson)
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Organization: Rockefeller University Neurobiology
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In article <46@VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU>, greggt@VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU (Gregg Thompson) says:
] 
] 
] 	I am in need of protecting directories from being read by "normal"
] means.  I need it so that ncd and other dos directory utility programs
] won't acknowledge the directory.  Or something that will password the
] directory so that nothing can get to it unless some sort of password is
] given to unprotect it.
] 	If enough responses I will sumarize to the net.
] 
] 					GRegg Thompson
] 

I have seen a program called SecretDisk, which creates a completely hidden
logical drive on your hard disk, accessible only by "mounting" with a password.
It's extremely effective, as the disk (say, "D:") isn't even recognized by the
system if you haven't mounted it.  By far the most effective scheme I've seen.
I'm afraid I don't know who makes it--try scanning BYTE or PC Mag.

You might also try using PKPAK/PKUNPAK with the password option.  This will
allow you to encrypt whichever files you want, and optionally combine several
files into one archive.  If you want to hide the very existence of files, this
won't do it.  Combined with the earlier suggestions of hiding the directory,
it might be sufficient for your needs.

marc

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