Thinapp equivalent for files?

[cookieme]

I've been experimenting with Thinapp and I think it is an awesome product. There are a couple of things that Thinapp does that I wish I could do to regular files on a file server. For instance, you can add AD memberships to a Thinapp thus encoding the SID, so that if the Thinapps are transported offsite they cannot be used.

Is there a way to do this to protect file shares, so that if a user copies a file offsite it won't open, display a warning etc?

I know this is an odd question, but maybe someone knows of a "Thinfile" type of product.

Thanks

[Squidly_Man]

You can't do this to the file share the ThinApps are in but you can do it to each ThinApp in the share by adding something as simple as "Domain Users" as this will keep the apps from running on any system which cannot authenticate to your network (even when executing on another A.D. domain). This is because ThinApp embedds the unique group SID and not the group name.

-Dean F.

[cookieme]

You can't do this to the file share the ThinApps are in but you can do it to each ThinApp in the share by adding something as simple as "Domain Users" as this will keep the apps from running on any system which cannot authenticate to your network (even when executing on another A.D. domain). This is because ThinApp embedds the unique group SID and not the group name.

<br><br><br><br><br>-Dean F.

Hi Squidly Man! Hehe I like your username :smileygrin:

Yeah, I understand that I can add the Domain Users and the SID is embedded in the Thinapp. Maybe my intent above isn't clear.

It's not about Thinapp but more about similar functionality for files. For instance, let's say I have a server virtual machine running Windows 2003 or 2008 Server. I create a file share called "Bookkeeping" and I assign AD permissions so that User A and User B can read/ modify/ delete files within this folder.

Now what I would like to do is prevent Users A and B from let's say attaching a file from the "Bookkeeping" share to an email and sending it to someone. This is why I asked if there is some Thinapp equivalent for files specifically embedding the AD group SID or something similar. I know that large enterprises run their own mail servers and have all kinds of monitoring, but I'm looking for a small business solution.

Hopefully this clears up what I'm looking to do.

Thanks

[Squidly_Man · Accepted solution]

Well...I was going to write up the steps here...but as I began doing so I realized it was a good blog entry.

So...here it is:

http://blogs.vmware.com/thinapp/2010/02/how-to-package-a-non-executable-file-such-as-a-document-or-s...

Enjoy!

-Dean F.

[cookieme]

Very cool!! Thank you Mr. Dean!