3b2 Questions - Answers Appreciated

[Pim Zandbergen]

In article <178 at flnexus.ATT.COM> heff at flnexus.ATT.COM (Paul_Heffner) writes:
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|Because It's potentially a serious security hole. If your processor
|isn't physically secure.
|[...]
|THAT is why they allow you to change the firmware password and smart
|SAs do just that...
|
But when your processor is not physically secure, neither is the
firmware password. Anyone who can use the Essential Utilities #1
can also bring their own floppy key with their own firmware password,
or could just disconnect the battery for a while..
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