There are plenty of handy things you can do if you have programmatic access to the permissions set in the NT File System. Learn to employ C++ and Win32 APIs to query the Access Control Lists that hold security settings for files or folders and use that information however you like.
by Yevgeny Menaker
July 30, 2003
icrosoft originally designed NTFS (New Technology File System) for its NT series of operating systems. Over time, NTFS was improved and it is now being used on the newer server OSs: Windows 2000/XP/2003. Compared to FAT32, NTFS opened up a whole new world of file management.
One of the key features of NTFS is the ability to define access control information for each file system object—NTFS security. By applying different security policies, you may allow or deny access to files and folders for particular users or groups.
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icrosoft originally designed NTFS (New Technology File System) for its NT series of operating systems. Over time, NTFS was improved and it is now being used on the newer server OSs: Windows 2000/XP/2003. Compared to FAT32, NTFS opened up a whole new world of file management.
