File Protection in UNIX

Citation

• M. Bishop, “File Protection in UNIX,” The DEC Professional Special Edition pp. 44–48 (June 1987).

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Abstract

UNIX file protection is very simple and straightforward. However, many people are not aware of the richness of this powerful mechanism. In this article we shall discuss file protection in detail, and describe some simple tricks to help users protect the information in their files.

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©1987 by Matt Bishop. The definitive version was published in The DEC Professional Special Edition, June 1987.