Re: can someone get admin password with physical access?

From: ChriSu (c.sudec@nospam.htlwrn.ac.at)
Date: 02/26/02 

From: c.sudec@nospam.htlwrn.ac.at (ChriSu)
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 08:10:01 GMT

On Tue, 26 Feb 2002 05:39:41 GMT, "t2k2p" <t2k2p@socal.rr.com> wrote:

>And if
>there is a way to hack the passwords if someone has physical access, how can
>they do it? and is there a way to stop it? (besides physical security)

The short answers:
Yes !
there are many different ways
Besides physical security - No !

I'm admin of a school network too and we have employed physical
security - a teacher watches in his sparetime over the computerroom
when there is no actual lesson in it. Further the pupils have to sign
a paper where the date and the use-time is noted.

Chris

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