Re: No way to secure a system completely by means of software?

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_nospam-comcast.net)
Date: 03/22/04

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    Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 23:04:11 GMT

    You can't. Without physical security there is no security. Now there are various
    degrees of physical security. Possibly a sturdy computer case with an alarm that
    locks access to the drive bays, power switch, and the inside may be adequate. File
    encryption can also secure data as long as the encryption keys are not on the
    computer or otherwise available and clear text remnants of the data/keys have been
    scrubbed from the disk. --- Steve

    "Eckhardt Newger" <enewger@gmx.de> wrote in message
    news:c3l870.1t4.1@ID-40943.user.dfncis.de...
    > Ok, first step is clear: How to avoid an unauthorized person to enter
    > the system? No auto-logon, password required to logon, strong passwords.
    >
    > Second, how to avoid someone using boot diskettes or boot cd,
    > installing a new system, and then accesses from there my original
    > system? Disabling boot from floppy or cd in the bios, securing the bios
    > by a setup password should do this.
    >
    > But then, how to disable that somone flashes the bios, resets it do
    > defaults, and then goes ahead? I've no idea how to do hinder that.
    >
    > Any help welcome.
    >
    > Eckhardt Newger

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