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iptables to protect an off-grid device

Let's say I have two device at home: One is not connected to the ethernet as I don't want to be hackable. The other is a classic computer with Internet access. I'd like to get the status of the off-...
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Clicking on an unlocked cell on a protected sheet is unprotecting the sheet

I have a workbook with multiple sheets. There are unlocked and locked cells. I have a macro to protect all sheets. After I run the macro and all sheets are protected, when I then click on a cell ...
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How can I enable cell protection rules on Web Excel?

I'm using the Office 365 app of Microsoft Excel and I'm trying to protect the sheet while enabling a few cells to edit. While it works if I open the file in the app, the protection no longer works if ...
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Copy sheet with protected cell

I have an excel worksheet that I protected certain cells with a password. AM afraid it could be touched by another person. How would it be done to COPY A SHEET TO A NEW FILE AND RETAIN THE PROTECTED ...
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Bitlocker -> usb read only

I have Bitlocker installed and want to copy a file to a usb stick. Bitlocker denies that and consider the usb drive as write protected. I do not want to encrypt the stick. Is there any way to bypass ...
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Is there way to secure insecure connection?

Sometime we visit sites, but they don't have protected connection, is it possible to add some external layer of encryption (may be watch one site through the other)? Couple month ago I saw a function ...
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Excel 2013: Exit Protected View (not disable)?

I found lots on the internet about how to disable protected view. I don't want to disable it. I want it to still apply by default. But the the current file that is opened in Protected View, I want ...
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protect partition/disk from being deleted

Sometimes Windows marks its system reserved partition as protected, meaning you cannot delete it directly from Windows disk management; you have to use diskpart delete override command. I use disk ...
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Maintaining protected sheets/ranges when making copies in Google Classroom

I've looked everywhere for an answer to this and I beginning to think there isn't one... I'm sharing a google sheet with protected ranges by "making a copy for each student" when posting the ...
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Windows 10 Only run a script that's unchanged?

I have a VHD that I want to auto mount in Win10. It seems I need to create a script to do this and then create a scheduled task to run it. I may be being paranoid, but how do I know that my script is ...
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Unlocking Edit Ranges In Excel Using VBA

I am using VBA to add information to my spreadsheet whenever data is entered into a different column. However, to do this, I unlock and lock the sheet as part of the vba script. This requires the ...
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Adding WindowsImageBackup to protected folders in windows 10

I use the Windows 10 backup program to save a full system image to a secondary harddisk (D:). To prevent ransomware from accessing it I am considering adding D:\WindowsImageBackup to "Protected ...
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hide protected OS files and show hidden files are automatically being checked

hide protected OS files and show hidden files are automatically being checked and it's very annoying. I keep turning it off because I don't need to view protected OS files but every time I restart my ...
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Reinstall windows on admin computer

I have a good laptop that my work gave me 3 -years ago. I'll be leaving them soon and I can keep the computer (they don't want it back). There is windows 7 on it and its admin password protected. ...
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Libreoffice Writer: how to enter data in a protected Word .doc form

I have a Word .doc file with form fields in it that I want to fill out in LibreOffice Writer. The file is protected (in MS Word), so only the fields can have data entered into them. However, none of ...
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How to protect PHP source files in a public server

I have a website which I made using PHP. Because I host my website in a public server; I want to know whether is it possible to encrypt my PHP source code of the website in that way to make it ...
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Create advertising folder on usb stick [duplicate]

I want create advertising folder on USB stick. Therefore I want to unable user from removing it. even if they format it. It is possible?
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Protecting images in header and footer areas in Word 2013

We're trying to create Word templates based on our corporate identity but we need to prevent changes to the images (size, position, etc.) in the header and footer areas of the documents. Is there a ...
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What is browser fingerprinting and why should I want to avoid it?

What is browser-fingerprinting and why shoould I want to avoid it? If that is related, I am already using adblock and do-not-track.
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Recover deleted disk (diskpart clean) which was protected with bitlocker

I am in big trouble I have a western digital disk with 2 drives which contained all my digital life. I mistakenly used clean command in diskpart and cleaned the disk one of the drives (900GB) were ...
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Restricting table cell resizing in Word

Is it possible to restrict users from resizing the cells of a table in protected documents in MS Word 2010? I want to restrict them from making any changes to the layout of the table (or, at least, to ...
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how to delete protected file under WinXP SP3

there is a dir called C:\dcfa827bc56b26f4dc922bb28e on my hard disk that is protected or something and I can't view any files in the subdirs Program Files and Setup. I think this may be a rootkit, ...
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How to make a partition on external storage read-only? And revert to normal?

Sometimes, I have to give my external storage someone else. But, I am worry about files and folders which accidentally deleted, moved, changed etc... Therefore, it is enough that data on the disk can ...
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How to unlock and remove a protected partition from Prestigio USB stick?

I have one of those fancy schmancy devices, which is given to me by a frustrated friend of mine. Device is a Prestigio Leather 8GB It identifies itself to Linux host as: Bus 001 Device 006: ID 1307:...
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Write to SDHC card fails

I am using a Sandisk 8 GB micro SDHC card on my MileStone. The card is detected and mounted. I can read data from the SD card, but cannot write to it. There is no error when I attempt to write to ...
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