Folder Locking

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I want to lock a folder through password for all types of accessing from unauthorized users. So that only authorized person can unlock it and work on it.

Let me know the proper C# commands to lock/encrypt and hide the folder.

kind Regards,

Sushil Saini

Posted 4-Jan-11 15:08pm

sk saini

Updated 4-Jan-11 15:53pm

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Manfred Rudolf Bihy 4-Jan-11 21:15pm

I'm really curious, why you would want to do that from code. All you would have to do to achieve this is to give the proper access rights (filesystem ACLs) to the folder for just those users who are allowed to access it.
Can you give us more details on your usage scenario?

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 4-Jan-11 23:10pm

I agree with Manfred on this. You better explain the bigger picture; may be the folder itself is not the best option for data protection. There are some other options.

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Shree · Answer 1 · 2011-01-04T16:38:00

Solution 3

TrueCrypt[^] is a free and open source application that solves your purpose.

Posted 4-Jan-11 16:38pm

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 4-Jan-11 23:27pm

Very interesting find (my 5). Most importantly it's open source.

Kasson · Answer 2 · 2011-01-04T17:02:00

Solution 4

Hope Lock a folder[^]will help you.

But it is a third party tool.

Posted 4-Jan-11 17:02pm

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 4-Jan-11 23:15pm

Kasson, this is a very interesting find (vote of 5). Is it open source or not?

justinonday 5-Jan-11 1:10am

no answer

#realJSOP · Answer 3 · 2011-01-04T15:15:00

Solution 1

You can hide folders. You can also encrypt them. Google is your friend.

Posted 4-Jan-11 15:15pm

#realJSOP

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 4 · 2011-01-04T18:12:00

Solution 5

Is using C# and available documented API, why not using available mechanism designed for similar purposes -- Microsoft Isolated Storage?

This is where to start:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/3ak841sy.aspx[^]

Posted 4-Jan-11 18:12pm

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

Updated 4-Jan-11 18:13pm

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#realJSOP 5-Jan-11 8:02am

Ya know, you really don't have to post inane comments for every response to every question.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 5-Jan-11 14:37pm

Yes, I know. So, what's the purpose of this comment; and how it is relevant to this answer?

Thank you.