RE: Boot Security

From: Charles Ulysses Farley (oldfart@gtonet.net)
Date: 04/28/01 

From: "Charles Ulysses Farley" <oldfart@gtonet.net>
To: "freebsd-security@FreeBSD. ORG" <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG>
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 11:41:05 -0700

Or you can install a key switch on the power switch :)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Cy Schubert -
> ITSD Open Systems Group
> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2001 11:33 AM
> To: Casey Jones
> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Re: Boot Security
>
>
> 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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