Macintosh Browser Security

James Klock j-klock at evanston.lib.il.us
Wed May 27 16:27:57 EDT 1998


>Are there any 
>easy methods for locking these [macs] down in some sort of kiosk 
>mode so that the desktops and configurations are not being 
>continually re-arranged.  Any help or leads would be most 
>appreciated.

We use FoolProof from SmartStuff software <http://www.smartstuff.com/> to
handle the security side of things-- it does a decent job of preventing
users from changing configurations or running unauthorized applications.
More recent system software comes with a control panel called the Launcher,
which is basically just a one-button menu system.  Another program, called
At Ease, will give you a similar interface (a bit like WinU or Everybody's
Menu, if you've used those) but also prevents the user from even getting to
the desktop without a password.

James


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