Questions tagged [file-access]
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How original PDF books get out of the publisher's reach and appear online for pirate downloads?
If a scanned book appears online for pirate download, it's no wonder: someone who had a hard copy just scanned every page.
But there are a lot of PDFs out there that look like official publisher's copy that was never supposed get out of the…
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Disadvantages of a single administrator checking all file permissions
What would be the security disadvantages of a single administrator checking every file permission in a network of computers? Obviously this is a theoretical question.
I'm thinking that the fact that one entity has control over every file in the…
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How to get sticky bit like ACL but for specific Linux user only?
Sticky bit set for a directory is a mean for "Restricted Deletion" — according to manual:
For directories, it prevents unprivileged users from removing or renaming a file in the directory unless they own the file or the directory; this is called…
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What security measures does Steam use to prevent games from being copied?
What is preventing anyone from copying a game file from an app like Steam and sending it to others? Is there a measure to make it unplayable on devices where it wasn't purchased?
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Need to prove someone sent an email, not me
Received: by 10.182.241.38 with HTTP; Sat, 15 Mar 2014 14:09:36 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <294B46790F860A4B9790B42606DFA3E4E4E5AE@MAHEXMB02.thrivehosted.local>
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