Re: IBM password

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From: Frank Stuart
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 14:10

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In article <BvAv1r.M8C@csugrad.cs.vt.edu> rlee@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (Richard Lee) writes:
>Does anyone know of a program that puts a password program in the config.sys and
>the boot sector of an IBM PC?  I know of many that it's in the autoexec.bat
>but that is almost laughable.
>Thanks

I've used RAMPART before.  I haven't actually tried to break in, but it
should provide protection at least through the intermediate user.  It provides
the ability to "lock" a hard drive (through encryption?) so it seems relatively
secure.

I believe the U. S. military uses it.

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