Re: Boot Security

From: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group (Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca)
Date: 04/28/01 

From: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group <Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca>
To: Casey Jones <bill@catastrophe.net>
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 11:32:42 -0700

In message <Pine.LNX.4.31L2.0104281306090.15927-100000@jedi.catastrophe.
net>, C
asey Jones writes:
>
> Hello -
>
> I was hoping some of you could share your thoughts on how to best
> secure the FreeBSD boot process. I've taken the time to harden the
> system and verify that console and the like are "insecure", but I
> would also like to limit anyone from even getting to the "ok"
> prompt.
>
> note that I cannot disable going to this prompt as I may need to. Is
> there a way to set a password on it?

Lock the machine in a secure location.

Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437
Cy Schubert Fax: (250)387-5766
Team Leader, Sun/Alpha Team Internet: Cy.Schubert@osg.gov.bc.ca
Open Systems Group, ITSD, ISTA
Province of BC

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