title: Windows NTFS and case sensitivity
body: <p>According to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Case_sensitivity" rel="noreferrer">Wikipedia</a> NTFS allows two similar names with different case (like Readme.txt vs. readme.txt) and it is only prevented by the windows file API.</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Current Windows file systems, like NTFS, are case-sensitive; that is a readme.txt and a Readme.txt can exist in the same directory. However, the API for file access in Windows applications is case-insensitive, which makes filenames case-insensitive from the application's point of view. Therefore, applications only have access to one of the files whose filenames only differ in case, and some commands may fail if the filename provided is ambiguous</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Comming from Linux I ask myself what are the possibilities that both files exist and one can only access one of the files making it an ideal problem for security. What is meant by "Windows API". Is there another way to access those duplicated files? Can one access the file system directly using the disk driver (format driver)?</p>