--- ../safe_asterisk	2008-10-21 23:29:36.000000000 +0200
+++ contrib/scripts/safe_asterisk	2008-10-21 23:31:33.000000000 +0200
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 # run asterisk with this priority
 PRIORITY=0
 
+# asterisk stores files on the local filesystem these may be sensitive set the umask to prevent world access
+UMASK=027
+
 # set system filemax on supported OSes if this variable is set
 # SYSMAXFILES=262144
 
@@ -86,7 +89,9 @@
 
 	# set the process's filemax to whatever set above
 	ulimit -n $MAXFILES
-
+	if [ "$UMASK" ];then
+		umask $UMASK
+	fi
 fi
 
 #