http://linuxformat.com/forums/index.php Help, discussion, magazine feedback and more english (c) Copyright Sun May 26, 2013 8:20 am by Linux Format forums webmaster@linuxformat.com webmaster@linuxformat.com Sun May 26, 2013 8:20 am Sun May 26, 2013 8:20 am http://backend.userland.com/rss phpBB2 RSS Syndication Mod by Lucas 1 http://linuxformat.com/forums/ Help, discussion, magazine feedback and more http://linuxformat.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=99395#99395 <br /> Author: <a href='http://linuxformat.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=14187'>Dutch_Master</a><br /><br /> Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 3:53 pm<br /><br /> <br /><br /> No. Don't keep it on the server, unless you really must. Even then it's probably wise to keep it outside the DocumentRoot...<br /> <br /> As for permissions, 400 allows only read by the owner, 600 also allows write operations. An uneven number indicates executable permissions, quite unnecessary for a simple text-file <img src="images/smiles/icon_wink.gif" alt="Wink" border="0" /> http://linuxformat.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=99395#99395 Dutch_Master Sat May 21, 2011 3:53 pm http://linuxformat.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=99395#99395 http://linuxformat.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=99394#99394 <br /> Author: <a href='http://linuxformat.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=21079'>leke</a><br /><br /> Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 3:40 pm<br /><br /> <br /><br /> If I have a text file full of user credentials, is it enough just to set the file permissions to 500 on the server to keep it protected?<br /> <br /> Thanks http://linuxformat.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=99394#99394 leke Sat May 21, 2011 3:40 pm http://linuxformat.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=99394#99394