Re: Linux login security approaches

Mirian Crzig Lennox (mirian@xensei.com)
11 Dec 1998 14:16:48 -0500

DAVID BALAZIC <david.balazic@uni-mb.si> writes:
> Mirian Crzig Lennox (mirian@xensei.com) wrote :
>
> >You'll probably get a million responses to this but: if the PC's BIOS
> >is password protected and set to not boot off of anything but the "C:"
> >drive, this attack won't work.
>
> Unless the attacker goes into BIOS , enters the backdoor password
> and makes the floppy bootable.
>
> Some "works-almost-always" passwords for Award BIOS'es :
> "589589" , "AWARD_SW" ...

<EMILY_LITELLA>
Oh. That's very different, then. Never mind.
</EMILY_LITELLA>

-- 
Mirian Crzig Lennox                                Systems Anarchist
          "There's a New World Order coming every minute.
                      Make mine extra cheese."


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