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From: Mark_Ryland@f170.n771.z3.fidonet.org (Mark Ryland)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Multi-user OS/2
Message-ID: <9105231121.AA92764@f170.n771.z3.fidonet.org>
Date: 17 May 91 14:54:01 GMT
Reply-To: Mark_Ryland@f110.n771.z3.fidonet.org (Mark Ryland)
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Comment-To: Terry_Fry@f110.n771.z3.fidonet.org (Terry Fry)

In a message to Kevin Lowey (May 17), Terry Fry wrote:

 TF> Even if the current version of OS/2 does not implement a version of 
 TF>file access rights as we see in most UNIX systems, it could be 
 TF>implemented into future versions of OS/2.  HPFS is a instalable file 
 TF>system, and could be replaced with something else.  Even if the idea 
 TF>of protection of files and heiarchial access rights on a single user 
 TF>system seems a bit overkill, sometimes in the real world there are 
 TF>applications for this:  More than one person during the day using the 
 TF>computer, LAN systems, people 'borrowing' code, and sometimes 
 TF>restraining access from prying eyes. I would like to see some sort of 
 TF>C2 level security system come out in a future version of OS/2, but 
 TF>unless it get's ported to RISC and then greatly accepted, I doubt 
 TF>it'll happen.

OS/2 3.0 (i.e., the NT kernel) will have C2-level security and is designed 
to achieve B2 or better without overhaul.  I'll let the others in this 
conference speculate on when this technology/product will actually appear <g>
.




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