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From: boris@world.std.com (Boris Levitin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: password protection of files/folders
Message-ID: <1990Nov25.112747.18592@world.std.com>
Date: 25 Nov 90 11:27:47 GMT
References: <90326.152617F68411@BARILVM.BITNET>
Organization: The World @ Software Tool & Die
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F68411@BARILVM.BITNET writes:

>Does anyone know of a reliable program to password protect files or folders
>on the hard disk?  Many macs here are used by multiple users, and we need
>some way of assuring that files are private and secure.  I would prefer
>something in the public domain, if such a program exists there.

FileGuard from ASD Software is the only serious effort at a complete
access-managed environment on a Mac. $139 from MacConnection (discounts
on multilicense packages).

Boris Levitin
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