From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,85034d1ac78a66eb X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-02-28 08:30:56 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!news.stealth.net!peernews!peer.cwci.net!news5-gui.server.ntli.net!ntli.net!news11-gui.server.ntli.net.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "chris.danx" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <3C7CC36F.FF6848C8@disca.upv.es> <3C7E3C70.665A2687@despammed.com> <3C7E4DE6.F184C408@cfmu.eurocontrol.be> Subject: Re: Ada Operating System X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Message-ID: Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 16:23:27 -0000 NNTP-Posting-Host: 62.252.149.88 X-Complaints-To: abuse@ntlworld.com X-Trace: news11-gui.server.ntli.net 1014913333 62.252.149.88 (Thu, 28 Feb 2002 16:22:13 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 16:22:13 GMT Organization: ntlworld News Service Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:20577 Date: 2002-02-28T16:23:27+00:00 List-Id: "Ian Wild" wrote in message news:3C7E4DE6.F184C408@cfmu.eurocontrol.be... > "chris.danx" wrote: > > > Joking aside... you could violate NTFS integrity and its security model, so > > it's probably not a good idea especially if the program was boot from a > > floppy. > > What sort of "security model" is predicated on the > bad guys not having a bootable floppy? I don't understand exactly what your asking, but if you mean what security model does NTFS have when someone boots from a floppy, then none -- it's just a bunch of ones and zeros on a disk. NTFS security model has to be enforced by the operating system in some manner, so an OS has to be present to ensure the 'correctness' of the FS and enforce security. The point was that NTFS and windows have a security model which would be circumvented by such a program, hence it's probably not a good idea to write such a program. The integrity of the NTFS volume could be compromised and the users' data no longer secure (as secure as the OS allows). Chris.0 00000