the ultimate storage solution

[Vinicius Santos]

On 5/23/06, Marcin Jessa <lists at xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Tue, 23 May 2006 08:47:00 +1000
"Nigel Weeks" <nweeks at 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.