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From: Oliver Schad <o.schad@...>
Subject: Re: Should I change my password?
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 11:30:44 +0100
Am Montag, 20. Februar 2006 11:07 schrieb mir Paul de Vrieze:
> Of course a padlock is not going to stop the really determined. One
> can easilly open the case in a different way, or just cut the padlock
> away. If you want real "security" the only way to go is to encrypt
> your harddisk. (This means you need to type the passphrase for the
> key at bootup, or have a dongle)

And then I modify your bootloader or use a keylogger if I have physical 
access to your computer to get what I want.

You have to protect and check the physical integrity of your hardware if 
you want to be safe.

Regards
Oli
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