Locking down public computers

[Hilton Gibson]

We use the public fox plug in for mozilla firefox.
On 13 Jan 2012 17:30, "Carol Hassler" <Carol.Hassler at wicourts.gov> wrote:

>  Hello,
>
> I didn't see much discussion of this in the archives. If I missed the
> answer to my question, please let me know! I've been reading the "Locking
> down IE" thread with great interest...
>
> Our IT department is considering trying to replace our old SteadyState/XP
> public computer security with just a Windows 7 software solution. So
> they're planning on moving to Windows 7, but they are looking to roll their
> own solution using the OS and avoid using a third party product like
> DeepFreeze.
>
> Has anyone locked down their public computers using only Windows 7 - like
> using the Systems Restore function for example? If not, what are you using?
>
> We have a number of needs including saving browser passwords for one of
> our online databases, providing multiple browsers, and providing access to
> file-based and online databases. We also want to wipe any extra files users
> may have placed on the computers upon logout and prevent too much tampering
> with the installed programs or computer settings. It would also be nice to
> be able to somewhat easily manage software updates.
>
> We've found this somewhat recent Techsoup article on "Securing public
> access computers: some alternatives to SteadyState" http://goo.gl/1xyOD
>
> We don't have many computers, but our IT staff are off-site, so we are
> looking for as robust a solution as we can find. And if you think the best
> solution is a particular product, please feel free to respond with
> suggestions.
>
> Thanks, everyone!
>
>
> Carol Hassler
> Webmaster / Cataloger
> Wisconsin State Law Library
> (608) 261-7558
> http://wilawlibrary.gov/
>

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