Windows fails to enforce Security Policies for drives access

[Bug Importer]

When selecting to open a file, Inkscape allows a user
to see drives that are to be hidden with Windows
Server Group Policies. The software appears to be
using a component that does not follow the security
Microsoft Windows security model. Applications such
as OpenOffice do not have this issue. This issue has
appeared in older psuedo windows applications which
appear to have their own components loading that
interact with the system.

Why would this be important? Let's say you want to
provide terminal server sessions with users having
access to Inkscape for general drawing usage. With
the current security model Inkscape bypasses one of
the nice features setup by the administrator to secure
the server.

Group Policy information:
Administrative Template - Windows Components/Windows
Explorer
Hide these specified drives in "My Computer"
(Restrict A, B, C, D)
Prevent Access to drives from "My Computer"
(Restrict A, B, C)

[Rwst (rwst)]

you got it all wrong, not inkscape does these things,
inkscape only uses the Gtk+ UI library which does these
things, so please report this upstream with the Gtk+ folks
if you deem this such an important issue.

why Windows wouldn't just hide the hidden files from
applications is beyond me, but then, there appears to be a
pattern with Windows and security.

[Jon A. Cruz (jon-joncruz)]

Definitely sounds like a major flaw in the "security"
technology of the OS. If applications and accidentally
bypass it, then it doesn't sound like actual security.

This really sounds like it needs to be registered as a bug
with Microsoft.

[Ulferikson (ulferikson)]

I don't think group policies are meant to be seen as
security settings..

Using Group Policy Objects to hide specified drives
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/231289/EN-US/

"These settings remove the icons representing the selected
hard disks from My Computer, Windows Explorer, and My
Network Places. Also, these drives do not appear in the Open
dialog box of any programs."

"This policy does not prevent users from using other
programs to gain access to local and network drives or
prevent them from viewing and changing drive characteristics
by using the Disk Management snap-in."

[Bug Importer (bug-importer)]

blub

[Buliabyak-users (buliabyak-users)]

Originator: NO

joel, this is to be fixed by your native dialogs i assume

[Joelholdsworth (joelholdsworth)]

Originator: NO

Yeah, that's right, and although I'm very busy right now, they should be
finished soon - hopefully before hell freezes over. Just got to finish off
this preview panel stuff.

[Grant (gtaylor-buxton)]

Can anyone tell me if this issue will be resolved. I've noticed that later versions of GIMP (also a GTK app) now comply with Windows system policy which older versions did not. You now cannot browse to the system drive through the open file dialogue box in GIMP.

Thanks.

[ScislaC (scislac)]

Can anyone confirm if this is still an issue on Windows?

[Kris (kris-degussem)]

I do not see any folders appearing in the open file dialog in Inkscape (r10456).
Issue seems to be solved.

[Kris (kris-degussem)]

Typo: read hidden folders as opposed to folders in previous comment ;-)