Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of SandboxUser


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May 25, 2007, 12:43:17 PM (17 years ago)
Author:
Nicolas
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Revert to version 1. Linked to sandbox.php correctly.

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    11= The Secure BOINC Client =
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     3Version 5.5.4 of BOINC Manager for the Macintosh features new, stricter security measures. This additional security helps protect your computer data from potential theft or accidental or malicious damage by limiting BOINC projects' access to your system and data. Once we have tested this security implementation on the Mac, we plan to extend it to other computer platforms, including Linux and Windows.
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    3       Version 5.5.4 of BOINC Manager for the Macintosh features new, stricter security measures. This additional security helps protect your computer data from potential theft or accidental or malicious damage by limiting BOINC projects' access to your system and data.   Once we have tested this security implementation on the Mac, we plan to extend it to other computer platforms, including Linux and Windows.  The installer sets special permission for the BOINC Manager and Client, which allows them to write to the shared BOINC Data regardless of which user is logged in. If you '''copy''' BOINC Manager or the BOINC core client without using the installer, it will not run properly.  However, you can safely '''move''' the BOINC Manager within the same disk drive or partition. If you need multiple copies, run the installer again after moving BOINC Manager; this will create a fresh copy in the `/Applications` folder.
     5The installer sets special permission for the BOINC Manager and Client, which allows them to write to the shared BOINC Data regardless of which user is logged in. If you '''copy''' BOINC Manager or the BOINC core client without using the installer, it will not run properly. However, you can safely '''move''' the BOINC Manager within the same disk drive or partition. If you need multiple copies, run the installer again after moving BOINC Manager; this will create a fresh copy in the `/Applications` folder.
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    57BOINC verifies that ownership and permissions are set properly each time it is launched. It will tell you to re-install BOINC if there is a problem.
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    79If you experience problems with this software, you can re-install a version of BOINC prior to 5.5.4; this will automatically revert ownership and permissions to the earlier implementation.
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     11== How it works ==
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    10 === How it works ===
    11  The new safeguards use the basic security protections built into UNIX (the base underlying Mac OS X): permissions and ownership.
     13The new safeguards use the basic security protections built into UNIX (the base underlying Mac OS X): permissions and ownership.
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    1315The administrator (usually the owner) of each computer creates one or more users who can log in, can create private files, and can share other files. Some of these users are given administrative privileges, some may not have these privileges.
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    2729Non-admin users can run the BOINC Manager, but the Manager blocks non-admin users' access to certain functions, such as Attach, Detach, Reset Project. BOINC permits a non-admin user to override this restriction by entering an administrator user name and password.
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    29 For technical details of the implementation, please see  [http://boinc.berkeley.edu/sandbox.php http://boinc.berkeley.edu/sandbox.php].
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     31For technical details of the implementation, please see [http://boinc.berkeley.edu/sandbox.php].