Re: the ultimate storage solution

["Vinicius Santos" <vininim@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 5/23/06, Marcin Jessa <lists@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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?
The suggestion is geared more towards "usable by any OS, accessible from
anywhere", rather than being more secure.