Re: ***HUGE*** security hole??!! (Re: Lost root passwd)
On Sat, Oct 10, 1998 at 01:13:17PM -0400, Shaleh wrote:
> But people can always yank the power cord. Follow Paul's advice -- make the
> machine physically in-accessible. Lock it, fence it in, whatever. Locking
> racks is also nice. That way people can't even see the machine, just a big
> cabinet.
This way you can hide the old 386 Linux server in a big 2 meter monster
cabinet, so you don't have to explain why the performance is so high. people
wouldn't understand anyway :)
However, I said that the power chord should be removed. the reason is that I
think you can get the monitor screen, user input etc from radiation led
through the power chord. This may be hard but possible, someone else might
know more.
Marcus
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