Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Securing Apache configuration

2005-08-12 Thread Neelay Shah
I think I am going to go with Bills suggestion, create a new user, have extremely restricted access for this user and run the Apache service under the context of this user... Thanks guys. Neelay --- "William A. Rowe, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Neelay Shah wrote: > > Well, there are som

Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Securing Apache configuration

2005-08-11 Thread William A. Rowe, Jr.
Neelay Shah wrote: Well, there are some programs like "junction" available on sysinternals that supposedly make hard link equivalent on windows...and the point is the user can create a hard link to c:\ in his user dir. No that's a junction, and Apache2 should treat it as a softlink. and it w

Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Securing Apache configuration

2005-08-11 Thread Sean Conner
It was thus said that the Great Neelay Shah once stated: > > --- "Roger B.A. Klorese " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hard links don't exist in Windows, do they? > > > > And on Linux and other Unixen they require suitable > > permissions on the > > object. > > Well, there are some programs li

Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Securing Apache configuration

2005-08-11 Thread Neelay Shah
Well, there are some programs like "junction" available on sysinternals that supposedly make hard link equivalent on windows...and the point is the user can create a hard link to c:\ in his user dir. and it will expose the whole hard drive and that is why I am concerned about it...how to stop the

Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Securing Apache configuration

2005-08-11 Thread Roger B.A. Klorese
Neelay Shah wrote: So, if one of the users in his home directory creates a hard link to C:/ there is no way I could configure the web server to avoid following that hard link..following the link would display the contents of the "C:/" Hard links don't exist in Windows, do they? And on Lin

Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Securing Apache configuration

2005-08-11 Thread Neelay Shah
So, if one of the users in his home directory creates a hard link to C:/ there is no way I could configure the web server to avoid following that hard link..following the link would display the contents of the "C:/" Neelay --- "William A. Rowe, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Neelay Shah wrot

Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Securing Apache configuration

2005-08-11 Thread Neelay Shah
Got it! Thanks, Neelay --- "William A. Rowe, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Neelay Shah wrote: > > Hi guys, > > > > I have two questions: > > > > 1. Is there any way I can specify in the config. > file > > for Apache that do not allow access to any > directory > > called 'foo' in my compl

Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Securing Apache configuration

2005-08-11 Thread William A. Rowe, Jr.
Neelay Shah wrote: 2. Is there a way for me to configure apache so as to disable showing/following hard links... Look at your operating system and prevent them from existing. A hard link is exactly what it says it is; once one is created between the directory /foo and the directory /bar, there

Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Securing Apache configuration

2005-08-11 Thread William A. Rowe, Jr.
Neelay Shah wrote: Hi guys, I have two questions: 1. Is there any way I can specify in the config. file for Apache that do not allow access to any directory called 'foo' in my complete root...i.e. for e.g. if I say Whoops; that's Bill -

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Securing Apache configuration

2005-08-11 Thread Neelay Shah
Hi guys, I have two questions: 1. Is there any way I can specify in the config. file for Apache that do not allow access to any directory called 'foo' in my complete root...i.e. for e.g. if I say Order Deny,Allow Deny from All This will disable access to 'c:\MyRoot\Dir1\foo' but if I h