On Mon, 10 Oct 2005, Felipe Alfaro Solana wrote: > > And let's not forget the old standby of simply removing the hard disk, > > attaching it to another system, and getting at any yummy data that way. > > Security starts with PHYSICAL security, as any security guru will tell > > you. If a system is not physically protected from unauthorized access, > > not much else will be very effective. > > That's a valid point, tought some intruders don't want to steal the > machine or the hard drive, as that would make the attack extremely > evident. Instead, it's easier to break into single-user mode and > create a user account used to remotely access the machine by any other > means. If it bothers you that much put a passwd on grub. It buys you the same thing. That way it does not cause extra work for people who do not want/need it. Regards, Tom Diehl tdiehl@xxxxxxxxxxxx Spamtrap address mtd123@xxxxxxxxxxxx -- fedora-docs-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-docs-list
