Abstract / Excerpt:

Current Linux to NTFS mounters discards all permission rights made from the NT operating system, the security mechanism of the file system is bypassed. This research focuses on developing a secure mounting utility by using Linux 7.1 Operating System in mounting to Windows NT 4.1. This authorization tool is beneficial to OS users especially to LINUX-NT users for it provides access authentication to files. The steps taken are systematical installations, analysis of data gathered, implementation of the tool proposed and covering remote access for the tool developed.

Many mounters found these days are still without authentication, network areas are the most vulnerable targets for file interventions. The tool developed by the proponents provides NTFS security and permission; security parity bits are basis for the tool produced for viewing permissions. The tool uses Linux account authorization which makes it a bit limited. The proponents recommend that writing in NT partitions be developed and better group permissions be developed.

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Source Institution	Ateneo de Davao University
Unit	Computer Studies
Authors	Stan Mallonga Baylon Jr., John Paul Cua Chen, Ronald Edgar Viduya Rojas
Page Count	9
Place of Publication	Davao City
Original Publication Date	March 1, 2002
Tags	Linux, NTFS, Operating System, Windows, security

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