[Web4lib] Security Software and writing to hard drives on publicstations

[Jon Legree]

We set up folders on a network share for each public workstation. I've
found network drives easier to secure than local ones. Users can save
files to their folder and delete them when they're done. At the end of
the day a script runs on the server to delete all files left in each
folder. All desktop and network security is handled through windows
group policies.

Jon Legree
Library Technology Specialist
Yorba Linda Public Library
Yorba Linda, CA 92886
714.777.2873.119
mailto:jon at ylpl.lib.ca.us
http://www.ylpl.lib.ca.us


-----Original Message-----
From: Bridge, Frank [mailto:BridgeF at chesterfield.gov] 
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 1:58 PM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Web4lib] Security Software and writing to hard drives on
publicstations


Hello Everyone--

This takes up on a recent thread regarding the blocking of executables
from USB based flash drives, CD-ROM's etc.  

Do you allow customers to write data files (non-executables ) to a
protected location of the hard drive of your public computers?  

If so, why?  If not, why not?  

I would think that many libraries would permit customers to use the hard
drive as a temporary data storage location, particularly when running
with products like DeepFreeze.

Thanks.

Frank
---
Frank R. Bridge
Technology Management Administrator
Chesterfield County Public Library
PO Box 297
9501 Lori Rd.
Chesterfield, VA  23832-0297
Voice:   804-748-1980
Fax:      804-751-4679

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