Workplace Security
Workplace Security provides seamless object level security for
the Workplace Shell. Workplace Security was developed using
System Object Model (SOM) technology.
Workplace Security provides
password controlled access to protect your desktop objects
from being deleted, renamed, moved, copied, dragged, or
from receiving dropped objects. Workplace Security prevents locked
objects from being opened or having their settings
changed without entering the correct password.
Locked objects
can be identified by a lock that is
displayed over the objects icon. To unlock an
object, double click on the object or select
the Unlock item from the menu. A password
popup dialog will prompt you for the correct
password.
After installing Workplace Security a new "Password"
page is seamlessly added to the settings notebook
for every "folder" and "program" object on your
desktop, including the desktop settings notebook. The "Password"
page contains the security options for the object.
Once a password has been entered for an
object, a "Lock" menu item is added to
the objects menu. Simply select the lock menu
item to secure the object. When an object
is locked, an unlock item is displayed in
the menu. Selecting the unlock menu item or
clicking on the object displays the password dialog.
The correct password must be entered to open
the object.
Workplace Security Features:
* Installation utility
that provides easy product installation and de-installation. The
installation utility conforms to IBM's Configuration, Installation, and
Distribution (CID) architecture to support unattended installations.
* Supports
password controlled access to program objects, including any
OS/2 program, DOS program, seamless Windows program, command
prompt windows and program objects on the launchpad.
*
Shadow objects fully supported to reflect the real
objects Workplace Security settings.
* Rexx support to automate
object security setup. Eases installation on large number
of OS/2 Warp PCs.
* Enhanced online User Guide
with graphics and hypertext links.
* Lockout option provides
an alternative to the built-in "Lockup" facility.
* Protect
Contents option protects all objects in a folder
or on the desktop from being deleted, moved,
copied, renamed, dragged, or receive dropped objects.
* Master
password provides an additional level of control in
the event an objects password is lost or
forgotten. The master password can be held by
support personnel, or group responsible for security in
your organization.
* Global master password option requires the
master password to access any settings notebook for
the desktop and all program and folder objects.
*
Enable lock/unlock event sounds option allows you to
hear when an object is locked or unlocked.