Comparison Of 2.X And 3.7 Client Features And Capabilities - Novell IFOLDER 3.7 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

4.2 Comparison of 2.x and 3.7 Client Features
and Capabilities
Comparison of 2.x and 3.7 client features
Table 4-2
Feature or Capability
Download location
Default location of the iFolder
directory on a client
Connect to server
Authenticated access
Encrypted data transfer
iFolder data stored encrypted on
server
iFolder data stored encrypted on
clients
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Novell iFolder 2.x Client
The iFolder download page is
http://serveraddress/
iFolder
Replace serveraddress with the
IP address or DNS name of your
iFolder server. For example,
or
192.168.1.1
nifsvr1.example.com . The
path is case sensitive.
Windows: C:\Documents and
Settings\username\My
Documents\iFolder\userna
me\Home
Linux:
/home/userid/
ifolder/userid
Macintosh: Not supported
Log in to one account at a time.
Yes, with username and
password authentication via your
LDAP server.
Yes, with the encrypted iFolder
option.
The Blowfish algorithm is applied
with a user-specified passphrase.
Yes, with encrypted iFolder option
The user must specify a
passphrase when first creating
the iFolder account.
No
iFolder data is stored
unencrypted on the client. Use
third-party local encryption
options, if needed.
iFolder Client with a Novell iFolder
3.7 Enterprise Server
The administrator provides a
download site where users can
download the iFolder client, such
as the OES Welcome page on
the OES 2.0 Linux server.
/home/username/
Set up accounts for multiple
iFolder servers and log in to one
or more as desired.
Yes, with username and
password authentication via your
LDAP server.
Yes, with automatic HTTPS (SSL)
connections.
You can control whether
connections use HTTPS or HTTP.
Yes
Data is stored encrypted on the
server.
No
iFolder data is stored
unencrypted on the client. Use
third-party local encryption
options, if needed.