Re: the ultimate storage solution

[Marcin Jessa <lists@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 23 May 2006 08:47:00 +1000
"Nigel Weeks" <nweeks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> And then you go and put Samba on too, and undo any security
> encryption might have provided (if it were available).
> 
> If you want a secure file repository, usable by any OS, accessible
> from anywhere, build a system where users log into a web-deployed
> file management environment, and file availability is based on user's
> clearance and valid login.
> 
> It's about 4 hours work with PHP, Apache, and a decent RDBMS like
> Firebird.

And how is apache and PHP on top of it with direct access to the
file system more secure than samba?

Marcin.

P.S Please stop top posting.

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> > -----Original Message-----
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> > [mailto:users-errors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> > Erik Wikström
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> > To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: the ultimate storage solution
> >
> >
> > On 2006-05-22 22:43, John Leimon wrote:
> > > I would like to design a fileserver with an encrypted raid-5
> > > array. Would dragonfly running samba be a good solution? Being
> > able to access
> > > files on the array from any operating system is a priority.
> >
> > Not an expert but I don't think that DragonFly supports any
> > encryption
> > of disks at the moment.
> >
> > Erik Wikström
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