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ASP Hosting Companies - how do they do it?
Some ASP hosting companies allow users to upload any ASP programs that they
want. But, as you know, ASP programs can do virtually everything, including running components, doing disk operations, even reformatting a hard-disk! How do ASP hosting companies prevent users from doing harmful operations like that? they limit permissions to certain system executables
Show quote "Uncle Ben" <spamfree@nospam.com> wrote in message news:OmRFkKWKFHA.3652@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > Some ASP hosting companies allow users to upload any ASP programs that > they > want. But, as you know, ASP programs can do virtually everything, > including > running components, doing disk operations, even reformatting a hard-disk! > > How do ASP hosting companies prevent users from doing harmful operations > like that? > > Can you elaborate on this a bit more? Is this done via IIS? Can you give
me some examples? Thanks! Show quote "Curt_C [MVP]" <software_AT_darkfalz.com> wrote in message news:u8nK$nWKFHA.3500@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > they limit permissions to certain system executables > > -- > Curt Christianson > Site & Scripts: http://www.Darkfalz.com > Blog: http://blog.Darkfalz.com > > > "Uncle Ben" <spamfree@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:OmRFkKWKFHA.3652@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > > Some ASP hosting companies allow users to upload any ASP programs that > > they > > want. But, as you know, ASP programs can do virtually everything, > > including > > running components, doing disk operations, even reformatting a hard-disk! > > > > How do ASP hosting companies prevent users from doing harmful operations > > like that? > > > > > > its simply a matter of file level permissions on the executables.
Show quote "Uncle Ben" <spamfree@nospam.com> wrote in message news:uP2cXDdKFHA.3960@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > Can you elaborate on this a bit more? Is this done via IIS? Can you give > me some examples? > > Thanks! > > "Curt_C [MVP]" <software_AT_darkfalz.com> wrote in message > news:u8nK$nWKFHA.3500@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... >> they limit permissions to certain system executables >> >> -- >> Curt Christianson >> Site & Scripts: http://www.Darkfalz.com >> Blog: http://blog.Darkfalz.com >> >> >> "Uncle Ben" <spamfree@nospam.com> wrote in message >> news:OmRFkKWKFHA.3652@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >> > Some ASP hosting companies allow users to upload any ASP programs that >> > they >> > want. But, as you know, ASP programs can do virtually everything, >> > including >> > running components, doing disk operations, even reformatting a > hard-disk! >> > >> > How do ASP hosting companies prevent users from doing harmful >> > operations >> > like that? >> > >> > >> >> > > On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 21:37:29 -0500, "Uncle Ben" <spamfree@nospam.com> Might check:wrote: >Can you elaborate on this a bit more? Is this done via IIS? Can you give >me some examples? Hosting Provider Community: http://www.microsoft.com/serviceproviders/hostingcommunity/default.asp Jeff Show quote >"Curt_C [MVP]" <software_AT_darkfalz.com> wrote in message >news:u8nK$nWKFHA.3500@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... >> they limit permissions to certain system executables >> >> -- >> Curt Christianson >> Site & Scripts: http://www.Darkfalz.com >> Blog: http://blog.Darkfalz.com >> >> >> "Uncle Ben" <spamfree@nospam.com> wrote in message >> news:OmRFkKWKFHA.3652@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >> > Some ASP hosting companies allow users to upload any ASP programs that >> > they >> > want. But, as you know, ASP programs can do virtually everything, >> > including >> > running components, doing disk operations, even reformatting a >hard-disk! >> > >> > How do ASP hosting companies prevent users from doing harmful operations >> > like that? >> > >> > >> >> >  |
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