(lack of) security of client workstations
mcvax!gec-epl.co.uk!Don_Ward at uunet.uu.net
mcvax!gec-epl.co.uk!Don_Ward at uunet.uu.net
Fri Dec 23 03:38:00 AEST 1988
Karl Kleinpaste writes
> All the software security features in the world won't stop me from hitting
> L1-A and twiddling memory from the PROM monitor.
I couldn't agree more. The only decent fix to the many security problems
posed by an unprotected entry to the PROM monitor is to protect it. The
best way is to use a (physical) lock and key on the workstation.
Customers who care about this would probably be prepared to pay extra for
it.
Don Ward
Systems Design Division
GEC Electrical Projects Ltd Email: Don_Ward at gec-epl.co.uk
Boughton Road, Rugby, CV21 1BU UK. Tel: (+44 788 or 0788) 542144
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