NCSA's implementation of AFS NCSA's implementation of AFS Users home directories Users have access to their home directories regardless of what type of platform they are using. Users can set up their own directory structure with ACL's. AFS file servers NCSA currently has four AFS file servers Kept in secure locations. Over 250 GB of disk on servers.
Groups can purchase disks for own private file space.
All frequently used binaries are duplicated on three file servers. All files in AFS are protected with the ACL's, so users need to authenticate to access files. Mail access also uses authentication. Reading mail from public systems. Industrial Users AFS directories More secure than normal UNIX file system or NFS mounting.