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Re: Amiga Multi-User/Security/Open Standards
« Reply #14 from previous page: February 18, 2015, 02:16:59 AM »
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Thanks, QuizSanz.  Or maybe some kid is playing a game, and he doesn't know anything about your system, and accidentally deletes important files.  Or someone just turns on the computer and starts reading your email.

Not sure where AmigaOS is on these things, but MorphOS offers a basic (single) user/password login option on bootup (disabled by default).
Theres also Kryptos (file/partition/drive encryption suite) for anything and everything, system drive excluded (afair).

System files aren't protected from deletion, but randomly deleting lots of files from the system drive is going to end badly on any system. :)

As for someone 'just reading your e-mails', on a basic level that's really down to the application and user options. Not sure whether YAM/Simplemail offer file encryption, but again these can be stored in encrypted space using Kryptos if so desired.
(At one point I did experiment with an encrypted user drive, but got tired of entering another password every bootup.)

For lower level security, you might be interested in checking Bruce Schneier's blog... nothing to do with Amiga, but interesting if your into that sort of geeky goodness.
His fundamental rule seems to be that security should be designed in from the start at all levels, and not bolted on afterwards using duct tape. ;)
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Re: Amiga Multi-User/Security/Open Standards
« Reply #15 on: February 18, 2015, 02:19:15 AM »
@Matt_H

There's also the "wtf is this, where's Chrome, and the C: drive?" factor... makes most casual intruders that bit more cautious. :D
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Re: Amiga Multi-User/Security/Open Standards
« Reply #16 on: February 18, 2015, 03:00:38 AM »
Hmm, never tried this, can you hide the system icon? That should be good against most people that don't know Amiga systems.

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Offline kolla

Re: Amiga Multi-User/Security/Open Standards
« Reply #17 on: February 18, 2015, 03:18:21 AM »
You can hide any device icon with OS3.5+ or DOpus Magellan.
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A1200/Blz1260/64MB
A1200/Blz1230III/32MB
A1200/ACA1221
A600/V600v2/Subway USB
A600/Apollo630/32MB
A600/A6095
CD32/SX32/32MB/Plipbox
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A500/MTec520
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Re: Amiga Multi-User/Security/Open Standards
« Reply #18 on: February 18, 2015, 03:22:58 AM »
But you can not prevent any crafted javascript or, for example, hollywood presentation from messing up your system totally.
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A3000/060CSPPC+CVPPC/128MB + 256MB BigRAM/Deneb USB
A4000/CS060/Mediator4000Di/Voodoo5/128MB
A1200/Blz1260/IndyAGA/192MB
A1200/Blz1260/64MB
A1200/Blz1230III/32MB
A1200/ACA1221
A600/V600v2/Subway USB
A600/Apollo630/32MB
A600/A6095
CD32/SX32/32MB/Plipbox
CD32/TF328
A500/V500v2
A500/MTec520
CDTV
MiSTer, MiST, FleaFPGAs and original Minimig
Peg1, SAM440 and Mac minis with MorphOS