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From: Norberto Bensa <nbensa@×××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Cc: "Alan E. Davis" <lngndvs@×××××.com>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Security from non-authorized logins
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 16:30:14
Message-Id: 200604161323.57081.nbensa@gmx.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Security from non-authorized logins by "Alan E. Davis"
1 Alan E. Davis wrote:
2 > He felt betrayed. I understand why, I think: what's secure about
3 > GNU/Linux if anyone can boot the system and reset his passwords?
4
5 Oh C'mon! Like you NEVER did the same on a Windows box. YES, you can do
6 something similar on NT/2K/XP/Whatever...
7
8 Encrypt your filesystems if you want a little more security on a physically
9 accessible computer.
10
11
12 Regards,
13 --
14 Norberto Bensa
15 Cel: 5654-9539
16 Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina