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UNIX Security Mechanisms
What are the different security mechanisms available in UNIX?


  
Total Answers and Comments: 2 Last Update: January 21, 2009     Asked by: super_sixes 
  
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Unix is having 3 ways of Security Mechanism:

1. By granting or revoking File permissions. Owner or Admin can change permissions to be given to group or others by using chmod command in Unix.

2. Login is restricted using login credetials ( User name and Password ).

3. Password is kept in encrypted format in the file /etc/passwd

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January 16, 2009 01:53:54   #1  
chaitra murthy Member Since: January 2009   Contribution: 51    

RE: UNIX Security Mechanisms
One way is by granting/revoking Previlages.
 
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January 21, 2009 02:46:17   #2  
Deepa_0982 Member Since: January 2009   Contribution: 1    

RE: UNIX Security Mechanisms
Unix is having 3 ways of Security Mechanism:

1. By granting or revoking File permissions. Owner or Admin can change permissions to be given to group or others by using chmod command in Unix.

2. Login is restricted using login credetials ( User name and Password ).

3. Password is kept in encrypted format in the file /etc/passwd

 
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