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On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:08:04 +0100, Liviu Andronic wrote: |
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> I'd say the BIOS is not much of a security enforcer. Even with the |
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> BIOS password protected, one can plug out the hardrive, connect to |
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> another system and get access to all the data. It might need more time |
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> than a LiveCD approach, it would be as efficient. As Alan and Wael |
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> suggested, the approaches that can work in protecting your data are a |
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> physical key to a locked door or a root encrypted system. |
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If it is possible to have sufficient access to be able to remove the hard |
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drive, then an encrypted filesystem is essential. Any computer that isn't |
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nailed down behind a locked door should have this, unless it contains and |
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has access to absolutely nothing of value. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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I'll try being nicer if you'll try being smarter. |
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