1. Strategies for securing reading room workstations
Matt Adair
Bentley Historical Library

2. Issues Content is copyrighted or copyright cannot be determined
Donor Restrictions
Cost of equipment
Equipment – physical space, cost of equip, etc

3. Strategy Overview Reading room only Secure workstations
No uploading, download
Blocks access to file sharing
Secure web portal
Descriptive data for everyone
Access only in reading room
Risk Management
Allows us to reuse equipment without having to have special, network disconnected devices, whish seems to be the norm

4. Put your workstation in a Fortres
Fortres 101 by FortresGrand ( )
Commercial product
License is $63 per workstation
Limits computer access without having to understand Window’s administration

5. Fortres 101
New software cannot be installed without your authorization
Protection from users browsing the hard drive
Only programs you allow can be used
You can block access to specific Web sites
Prevent write access to all drives (thumb, DVD, etc.)

7. Fortes 101
Log Off & Shut Down Options The Log Off and Shut Down Option window provides an easy method to determine what access a user has to the shut Down options, customize International Shut Down text , and whether the user can change the Windows password.

8. Fortres 101

9. Securing Firefox Add-ons Modifications to FireFox’s user interface
GreaseMonkey
Public Fox
Modifications to FireFox’s user interface

10. Public Fox

11. Greasemonkey
Customize the way a web page displays or behaves, by using small bits of JavaScript.
“UserScripts”

12. Sample script
window.onkeypress = function(event) { // //save if (event.charCode === 115 && event.ctrlKey) { event.preventDefault(); } //open if (event.charCode === 111 && event.ctrlKey) { //bookmarks if (event.charCode === 66 && event.shiftKey && event.ctrlKey) { };

13. FireFox Interface Customization
Firefox uses HTML/CSS for interface
Can be modified using CSS
[profilename]/chrome/userChrome.css
[profilename]/chrome/userContent.css
Disable menu items

14. Modifies the look of FireFox
userChrome.css
Modifies the look of FireFox
#contentAreaContextMenu, #helpMenu { display: none !important; } #fullScreenItem { display: none !important; } #menu_bookmarkThisPage, #subscribeToPageMenuitem { display: none !important; }

15. Modifies HTML content displayed in FireFox
userContent.css
Modifies HTML content displayed in FireFox
input[type="file"] { display: none !important; visibility: hidden !important; }