Gentoo Archives: gentoo-security

From: Oliver Schad <o.schad@×××.de>
To: gentoo-security@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-security] Should I change my password?
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 10:40:28
Message-Id: 200602201130.44827.o.schad@web.de
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-security] Should I change my password? by Paul de Vrieze
1 Am Montag, 20. Februar 2006 11:07 schrieb mir Paul de Vrieze:
2 > Of course a padlock is not going to stop the really determined. One
3 > can easilly open the case in a different way, or just cut the padlock
4 > away. If you want real "security" the only way to go is to encrypt
5 > your harddisk. (This means you need to type the passphrase for the
6 > key at bootup, or have a dongle)
7
8 And then I modify your bootloader or use a keylogger if I have physical
9 access to your computer to get what I want.
10
11 You have to protect and check the physical integrity of your hardware if
12 you want to be safe.
13
14 Regards
15 Oli
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Re: [gentoo-security] Should I change my password? "Richard M. Conlan" <gentoo@××××××××××××××××.com>