Is it possible to password protect (secure hidden) photos?

Is it possible to password protect (secure hidden) photos?

no
you can put the (or a second) iPhoto library on an encrypted volume - you can not secure particular photos
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    Hi
    I use Microsoft Word to make a document and then save it as a pdf file. Since I only have Adobe Reader, would it be possible to password protect that file using Reader (Not to open the file just to prevent others from modifying it)?
    Thank you
    Mich

    Adobe Reader cannot apply password security. Acrobat X Standard and Pro can.
    This web page has a product comparison matrix: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/matrix.html 
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  • Is it possible to password protect a single app like Mail?

    Is it possible to password protect a single app like Mail?

    Password protect the Mac Mail app is useless,and would not prevent access to your mailboxes.Your email is stored in files under your home folder,so you must password your mail folder.
    See How to password protect mac Mail for more details

  • Just wanted to know if its possible to password Protect IPhoto on iphone

    Just wanted to know if its possible to password Protect IPhoto itself from someone just being able to click on my IPhoto Application and have it opened and be able to see all my photos etc etc or even to password Protect the Events also is this possible and how please need help
    i have iphone4s
    tankyou

    No. You can password protect the entire iPhone in Settings but not individual apps.

  • Is it possible to password protect folders?

    Is it possible to password protect a folder?

    I just watched a movie called The Other Man.
    Scene: Liam Neesan is perusing the desk top of his wife's MacBook Pro.
    He tries to open a folder entitled, "Love"
    An alert window with a locked padlock opens saying "This folder requires that you type your password"
    It wasn't a disc image just an ordinary folder.
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  • Possible to password-protect folder on desktop?

    My boss has to borrow my laptop tonight. I have a folder with some personal info in it - online bill pay receipts, taxes, downloaded bank statements and things of similar nature - that I don't want him to have access to. Is it possible to password protect a folder? This isn't a case of having multiple users for one computer - I am the only user & administrator; I just want to apply a password to a folder before it can be opened. Is this possible? Thanks!

    Hi,
    I realise you mentioned it in passing, but for what you describe setting up a new user would be the simplest and safest option. This way your boss won't be able to do any kind of damage (accidental or not) within your account and keep all your items private at the same time.
    You can use System Preferences -> Accounts -> \[+\] to create a new user (and \[-\] to remove it later)

  • Possible? Password protecting external drives

    Is it possible to make all external drives password protected to make changes to, or even access? I can't find anything obvious particularly in "disc utility" or elsewhere.
    Thanks, Chris

    No, OS X provides no such facility. You can get third-party software that can do that. Look for it at VersionTracker or MacUpdate.
    What you can do instead is to create an encrypted disc image using Disk Utility and put the image on the external drive. Then move whatever you want secured onto the disc image file. Delete the originals. When the disc image is mounted it will require a password to access whatever is stored on it. If you want to be able read and write data on the disc image then make it a read/write image file when you create it.

  • Screen Saver Password Protection - Security Flaw

    Although I have always felt OS X has been a solid and secure operating system, there continues to remain one painful, and blatant security flaw. I keep thinking that Apple will address the issue, but they certainly haven't done so thus far.
    Explanation:
    With any good security policy, and in any secure environment, there will always be a need to "lock" (password protect) a system when not in use. That is, after 'X' period of time, the user interface is password protected so as not to allow access to the system while not in use. This is probably the most common and fundamental security measure in any environment. However, Apple's (GUI) password protection falls short in a number of ways. The only current method of password protecting the user interface is through the Screen Saver. Although at a glance it appears functional, it is a poor design and is easy to disable.
    The screen saver configuration lies within two files; the ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist and ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.screensaver.<variable>.plist. It is especially important to note that both of these files are located in the users home folder, which gives them full access to the configuration files. There is absolutely nothing preventing a user from deleting these files, and thus, disabling the only mechanism to password protect the user interface. Giving the user the ability to disable or remove ANY security related configuration is a poor design.
    Now initially we thought we had a solution by setting the user immutable flag on the ByHost screen saver plist using chflags. This would still allow user access, but would prohibit them from deleting the ByHost plist. Well, it sounded good in theory. However, if ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist is deleted, you can say goodbye to your password protected screen saver, despite locking the screen saver plist. So naturally the idea occurred to me to set the user immutable flag on ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist. This works, but makes it impossible to modify the Dock. Needless to say, if the Dock can't be modified, there's no point in even having it.
    Now that isn't the only thing wrong with the screen saver password protection. You would expect that an administrator could unlock a users (password protected) screen saver, but you would also assume that the user was logged off as a result. Not in this case... If an admin unlocks a password protected screen saver for a user, they are now logged in as that user and have access to everything the user was doing when it was locked (email, spreadsheets, confidential information... anything). This is not the preferred method. If for some reason an admin needs to unlock a password protected screen saver, it should log off that user, not allow access to the user's session.
    Finally, the biggest flaw yet. With a recent update, the password protection doesn't even work, as indicated by several people in the following threads.
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2706417&#2706417
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1950444&#1950444
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2648700&#2648700
    I have personally seen this issue while developing our corporate OS X image. Despite any fix or workaround, the simple fact that this has occurred is disturbing. ...As if the design wasn't bad enough, it now has the potential to stop working entirely.
    Now don't get me wrong, I love OS X and prefer to work on it over any other operating system. Nonetheless, the current design for the "screen lock" is inadequate at best. For a large enterprise environment with stringent security requirements, it's far from sufficient. My hope in posting this is that someone from Apple acknowledges the design flaw and incorporates a more effective solution into the next OS.
    MacBook   Mac OS X (10.4.6)  

    One thing I forgot to mention is that "Workgroup Manager.app" is a part of the "Server Admin Tools" which can be downloaded free from Apple. Although it seems to be primarily intended to be used to configure OS X Server from an OS X Client machine, many of its functions can be used to configure the OS X Client machine itself, in the complete absence of OS X Server. Unfortunately, the 'mcx_settings' aren't really "image friendly" - as far as using them on OS X client is concerned, they are something that seem to need to be applied to user accounts individually (although it is possible to copy all of the settings at once so it isn't necessary to go through the whole configuration process for each setting for each user). I have tried tinkering and applying them to groups, but group members don't seem to automatically be restricted (I may be missing something). The "tools" are available here:
    http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/serveradmintools104.html
    I don't know if it would be any better than the screen saver "hot corner", but there is an option to lock the screen from the "Keychain Access" menu extra, which can normally be enabled through "/Applications" > "Utilities" > "Keychain Access.app", from its "Preferences". This setting is then stored in the "com.apple.systemuiserver.plist" file (ie independent of the "Dock"), but could in principle be controlled from 'mcx_settings' as well. The level of control seems to be incomplete - the user can still drag the item off of the menu bar, but it returns during the next login. However, it does provide convenient access to a method to lock the screen and keychains, and has a nice "padlock" icon so that its function is obvious. It is also potentially possible to assign a two-step keyboard shortcut to the "Lock Screen" item, but it would be somewhat less convenient than a direct key combo...
    One other note regarding the "admin" user's ability to unlock the screensaver. The configuration file allowing the "admin" user to do this is "/etc/authorization", under 'system.login.screensaver'. Currently, the "rule" is set to 'authenticate-session-owner-or-admin'. Changing it to 'authenticate-session-owner' would be expected to remove the "admin" user's ability to unlock the screensaver, and if "Fast user switching" is available, the "admin", being unable to authenticate, should be able to switch to the "login window" from the authentication dialogue. I haven't tested this at all in "Tiger", but in "Panther", there was apparently a problem with it (which is why it had slipped my mind since at the time it was rejected as a viable option) - the person who posts here as "LittleSaint" had mentioned some problem with user logins when set up that way but I don't remember what it was, and so can't test if it has been fixed in "Tiger" (not very reassuring, and I apologize). And again, this is a setting that an "admin" would be able to reverse for themselves. Also, should "Fast user switching" become disabled for some reason, and the screen saver kicks in and the user isn't available, it might be a hassle to get back into the machine (it might be possible to do something over ssh). Nevertheless, it might be something to look in to.

  • Is it possible to password protect albums in iPhoto

    Hi all,
    some of the albums I have in iPhoto contain material not suitable to everyone having acces to my Mac. So I would like to password protect certain albums. Is that possible?

    Ehhh indeed, there are a couple of very easy ways to do this:
    Have two accounts: one for you and one for everybody else.
    Or
    Put these files on an encrypted disk image.
    Look at it from a programmer's point of view: you want everything to be open and accessible except for the bits you don't want open and accessible. These bits that are not to be shared are arbitrary and defined by you alone and based on content. iPhoto may know that Jpeg is a photograph, but has no way of knowing what it's a photo of. The only way to protect things is to change their format. So, you encrypt the file. iPhoto doesn’t offer encryption - it's a $15 photo app and does not claim to offer everything -  so you use the two options the  OS offers for doing the same job.
    Regards
    TD

  • Creating password-protected or hidden folder

    Dear all,
    I wonder if someone can help me create a password-protected and/or hidden folder where I can put some sensitive files.
    Thanks much,
    R

    Use an encrypted disk image or a third-party method. Placing the password in the keychain will automatically unlock the image when your Mac OS X account is active.
    (52406)

  • Is it possible to password protect Movies in the new Web Gallery?

    I have loaded several iPhoto albums onto my new Web Gallery - and I can password protect each using a different name and password for various friends and family. This is great as they each then have their own privacy. Some I have left open to view by everyone. BUT, I would like to password protect some movies from iMOvie '08. Can this be done for the movies as per the photo albums - and how? If yes - can it also be done for movies already published or will they have to be re-published?
    thanks
    Alan

    The best I can figure out is that if you post your movie, but do not select the option to "Show project on Web Gallery home page," the video will not show on your home page for random visitors, but you can send the direct link to your video to whomever you want by copying it from the confirmation page after the video uploads. Not perfect, but the only option I see right now.

  • Is it possible to password-protect a .rtf or .rtfd?

    I am making a journal-type .rtfd document, and I want to password-protect it so no one else but me can read and type into it. Thanks in advance.

    Password protect, no. OSX per se does not offer that functionality by itself.
    However, if you select the document and do a Get Info (command i) you can change the permissions so that only your account has read and write permissions. Then you'd only have to make sure nobody else knows your password.

  • How to password protect / secure one memo or all memo's?

    Hello.
    I have memos in the memopad that I need to password protect.
    How can I protect individual memos?
    Is there a way I can password protect the entire memopad program (if I am unable to password protect an indivual memo)?
    Thanks!
    Juggernaut

    This app adds that functionality to the standard Memopad tool:
    http://61moons.com/memolock.php

  • Can I create a password protected website for photos?

    I'd like viewers to be able to purchase prints of website photos. Is this possible?
    Thank you,
    Kiran

    You could certainly password protect your photos by putting your photo page in a separate site and password protecting it.
    Here's how to make it appear to be part of the rest of the site:
    http://web.mac.com/varkgirl/iWeb/Aardvarkland/Nav%20Bar.html
    But as far as purchasing the photos... well that isn't really possible in iWeb. You could add paypal buttons or something post-publishing. Or you could link to an outside site where people could purchase the photos...

  • Is it possible to password protect applications?

    I'd like a password to be required when accessing various programs, Mail for example. I know you can require a password when checking for new mail, but that leaves access open to previously sent and received messages. I want a password dialog box to pop up when the program is launched, protecting access to that program under that user. Is this something possible with the Keychain or is there a third party app for this?
    Thanks for any help.
    C
    PowerBook G4 1.5 GHz   Mac OS X (10.3.7)  

    Messages are not part of the application. Protecting the application would do nothing to protect the data, which can be easily viewed without using Mail.app.
    In general, sensitive data can be stored in an encrypted disk image. I am not sure how easily that could be done with mail.
    The best approach, however, is to use OS X's user model. Each user should have his own account. People who shouldn't see your mail should not have access to your account. That, along with locking in the screen saver provides more security than locking an application could do.

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