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- From: db3l@ans.net (David Bolen)
- Subject: Re: Locking OS/2 on boot (passwd protection)
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- Message-ID: <1992Aug27.211220.18464@ans.net>
- In-Reply-To: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu's message of 27 Aug 92 18: 32:47 GMT
- Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 17:13:44 GMT
- References: <BtnA98.30@news.cso.uiuc.edu> <1992Aug27.183247.9699@njitgw.njit.edu>
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- In article <1992Aug27.183247.9699@njitgw.njit.edu> dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap) writes:
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- >It also bothers me that Lockup prevents CTRL-ALT-DEL from rebooting.
- >This doesn't increase security any, since I can just power off and on
- >to get back in, and then there's the chance that the disk would be
- >messed up. If I want to prevent CTRL-ALT-DEL, I can just lock the
- >keyboard with that key switch on the front of the computer or assign a
- >power-on password, if it's a PS/2.
-
- I think this is a good idea. Many of the CMOS/Bios password systems (including
- the PS/2's I think) only take affect upon a cold boot. Thus, if you could
- warm-boot out of lockup, you'd be able to bypass the system password.
-
- Yes, you can use the key switch (not all machines necessarily have them,
- right?) to disable the keyboard, but that's only useful if you are around.
- What about the timed lockup situations where you leave your machine for a
- period of time - you wouldn't be around to turn the key.
-
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- -- David
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