I need a third-party program or something that is already in panther that will allow me to set a password for certain sensitive files for school and work. I am already using a password protected account but I want additional software that will ask for another password when trying to access the particular folders in question. I would rather not use filevault because that doesn't ask for a password once youv'e loggged in- your home folder is open to prying eyes- Some thing free would be nice. I have already fooled around with folder permissions in the "get info" option and have had no luck, maybe I'm just doing it wrong. PLEASE HELP!
Mikey-San
06-01-2004, 09:36 PM
In the same vein as FileVault, you could create encrypted disk images, via Disk Utility, that houses your sensitive data. When someone wants the data, they can double-click the image file just like they would a folder. It'll ask for a password before mounting.
Sound like a plan?
Libwolf
06-01-2004, 11:29 PM
In the same vein as FileVault, you could create encrypted disk images, via Disk Utility, that houses your sensitive data. When someone wants the data, they can double-click the image file just like they would a folder. It'll ask for a password before mounting.
Sound like a plan?
What happens if you have an alias to a file in a protected disk image?
Libwolf
stetner
06-01-2004, 11:55 PM
Try it, should only take 2 minutes..... :rolleyes:
Libwolf
06-02-2004, 12:46 AM
More like twenty - I'd have to play around with Disc Utility to work out how to make password protected ones!
Libwolf
ed: Well, it only took ten minutes.
What happens is that a dialog window pops up asking you for the image password.
Libwolf
stetner
06-02-2004, 03:50 AM
But don't you have that nice warm feeling of discovery now? :)
josh03
06-02-2004, 12:19 PM
I looked at the disk utility, and it'a kinda confusing could someone explain it to me?
josh03
06-02-2004, 02:29 PM
Thanks fro everybody's help, i made a 500 MB disk and it does exactly what I wanted it to do. Thanks again.
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