Re: Boot protection

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From: David Nye
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1992 06:32

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In article <1992Oct26.175921.24842@menudo.uh.edu>, mylai@cs.uh.edu (Ming-Yung Lai) writes:
>  Hi, can someone tell me where to get some MSDOS programs that can prevent
>  someone from booting my PC? (like PASSWORD protection.) Thank you.

While it is pretty easy to modify your AUTOEXEC.BAT to ask for a
password to deter naive users, that really doesn't provide you with
much protection, since anyone can boot off their own floppy in your
drive and get around that problem, or just hit control-C while 
AUTOEXEC.BAT is running.  The only password systems that work well
are ones built into the BIOS boot-up routines that are on some 
machines.

If you are worried about someone coming in and turning your 
machine on and you don't have a key-operated power switch, you
could just hide some vital piece, like the power cord.  If security
is really a problem, consider trading up to a machine with a 
built-in password capability in the BIOS and a front panel key
lock (a spy could bring their own power cord).

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From: nyeda@cnsvax.uwec.edu (David Nye)
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Subject: Re: Boot protection
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Date: 27 Oct 92 00:32:43 -0600
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