#2. I disable booting from a floppy disk and set a password for changing #the BIOS. # #Obviously if someone had full physical access to the box, neither of #this would have merit. BIOS/CMOS settings are easy to reset, and the #hard drive may be mounted using another system and is wide open for #access. # #More levels of security may be added, like perhaps some sort of #encrypted filesystem, but really if a crack team wanted to get your #data, I'm sure they'd find a way. #
I'm actually thing more in a household setting. What if Tatay Juan decided to install Linux in his family's only desktop, and gave each family member a user account. Tatay Juan has two (2) teenaged kids, Juan Jr. and Maria who respectively have Jijo-Sevilla-like, and Sacha-Chua-like smartness and cleverness. He is aware that his teenaged kids are tinkerers and will likely play a prank on him after compromising the system by booting from a rescue disk. Actually, what Tatay Juan is more paranoid of is the kids might discover his priced personal collection of digital videos, and photos which he *secretly* took during his intimate moments with his past, pre-Pekta girlfriends. So, what's Tatay Juan to do to secure their desktop from the ever clever Juan Jr., and Maria? >From the Jijo, Rick, and the Linux Security HOW-TO it looks like Tatay Juan can: 1. Use LILO's password-secured single mode access 2. Disable floppy booting 3. Password-protect BIOS setup access 4. Install a PC case lock or 1. Always carry the HDD with him when he goes away? Now, with all the security facilities in place, Tatay Juan is afraid that Nanay Pekta, who's a network administrator, might become suspiciuously curious and might join Juan Jr. and Maria in trying to break into the household box. Oh, Tatay Juan is furked! stay cool. jeff -- -- Jeff Gutierrez ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Pinoy Ako! May reklamo? Mapua Online! http://www.mapua.org http://www.mapua.com http://www.mapua.net Intertainer, Entertainment On Demand http://www.intertainer.tv _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
