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ksrSingle- or multi-user?
Should I make Reflow single-user or multi-user? The main problem I see with a multi-user system is that you can access another user's files simply by exiting to the DOS prompt. This makes it good only for organisational purposes.		2008-09-2711:53 AM
BrandonRe:Single- or multi-user?
Really adding multiuser features is a waste of time, because no one uses it. I would say it you had free time to add it but it shouldn't be a top priority.		2008-09-2712:49 PM
Re:Single- or multi-user?
If you want some multi-user security, then you could write a multi-user encryption program. It could have a user password and a list of files that are encrypted. The password could be used as a key to the encryption. Once you click on a file from the list, it will be decrypted.		2008-09-273:59 PM
agumaRe:Single- or multi-user?
That's really smart! I agree with ysft.		2008-09-274:03 PM
BrandonRe:Single- or multi-user?
I thought of that but it'd be slow.		2008-09-275:22 PM
ToddRe:Single- or multi-user?
[b]ysft wrote:[/b] [quote]If you want some multi-user security, then you could write a multi-user encryption program. It could have a user password and a list of files that are encrypted. The password could be used as a key to the encryption. Once you click on a file from the list, it will be decrypted.[/quote] I agree for sure. Kyle, you know how the "crypt" and "decrypt" functions in PHP require keys for encryption, maybe use something along those lines. The PHP source code is always available. ;)		2008-09-277:06 PM
Re:Single- or multi-user?
Brandon: Why the hell would it be slow? I've wrote a few encryption programs before and they were instant. Todd: Every encryption algorithm should have a key.		2008-09-2710:03 PM
BrandonRe:Single- or multi-user?
decrypting files all the time could get slow.		2008-09-2710:21 PM
Re:Single- or multi-user?
Even if you are decrypting all your files at once on login it shouldn't take too long. Most DOS computers don't even have that much disk space to see major speed failures. If someone did wrote a well written encryption program like that, I would bet it would be faster then the windows XP/2000 user login.		2008-09-2710:28 PM
BrandonRe:Single- or multi-user?
I suppose, most of the time all the users folder has is their wallpaper and maybe a text document or two.		2008-09-287:54 AM
ksrRe:Single- or multi-user?
Thanks for your input guys. However, I think I'll just opt for a single-user system, because I don't really want to encrypt all of the user's files. As Brandon said in his first post, I don't think it's worth going to all the trouble. Todd: I was not aware that there was a "decrypt" function in PHP, as "crypt" is a one-way function like md5 (i.e. only good for verification purposes). Although I suppose you could write a simple one.		2008-09-2810:35 AM
ToddRe:Single- or multi-user?
Oh, sorry Kyle. I meant "mcrypt_decrypt" and "mcrypt_encrypt". I remember seeing it when I was translating some code from Perl to PHP. Perl uses "crypt" and "decrypt" I think and I must've gotten the two mixed up.		2008-09-2812:09 PM

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