3b2 Questions - Answers Appreciated

Steven Hagar shagar at vpk4.UUCP
Tue Mar 21 09:28:09 AEST 1989


In article <726 at ctisbv.UUCP> pim at ctisbv.UUCP (Pim Zandbergen) writes:
>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..

EU1 will let you in, but the floppy key diskette will only work on
the machine on which it was created.  Control of physical access to
the machine is still the best/only way to ensure adequate security.
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  Steven Hagar             .
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