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<blockquote data-quote="technologist" data-source="post: 414293" data-attributes="member: 4134"><p>Indeed. The original question was,</p><p></p><p></p><p>The best way to password-protect files on a computer is to use the operating system's permissions architecture.</p><p></p><p>For more robust password-protection, layer encryption on top of that architecture. (FileVault.)</p><p></p><p>On the other hand, if he had asked, "How can I protect files on an external disk?" or "How can I protect files on a public server?" then the answer would be, "Use an encrypted image." But that wasn't the question, and encrypted images are not ideal for this application.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="technologist, post: 414293, member: 4134"] Indeed. The original question was, The best way to password-protect files on a computer is to use the operating system's permissions architecture. For more robust password-protection, layer encryption on top of that architecture. (FileVault.) On the other hand, if he had asked, "How can I protect files on an external disk?" or "How can I protect files on a public server?" then the answer would be, "Use an encrypted image." But that wasn't the question, and encrypted images are not ideal for this application. [/QUOTE]
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