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Article #14404Re: Protecting against copying from hard disks
From: Marcus J Ranum
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1986 17:31
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1986 17:31
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The problem as I understand it is that you want to prevent users from copying something from the hard disk of a PC ? The real problem with a system like the IBM is that it will NEVER be secure unless the hardware is secure. Unless you do something like encrypt the directories and rewrite the boot block.(as WatchDog does) How about providing some physical security instead ? Take the floppy drives out. :-) Live Free mjr -- Ah, me, I am one ! Stretching over Sado island Blooming on my hill
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!sundc!gouldsd!mjranum From: mjranum@gouldsd.UUCP (Marcus J Ranum) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Protecting against copying from hard disks Message-ID: <215@gouldsd.UUCP> Date: Tue, 11-Nov-86 12:31:16 EST Article-I.D.: gouldsd.215 Posted: Tue Nov 11 12:31:16 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 11-Nov-86 20:31:04 EST Organization: Gould Inc, ASDD, Landover, MD Lines: 16 Summary: secure PCs