Re: Password for a Hard Disk

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From: walter jeffries
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1987 17:31

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In article <32504@sun.uucp> rock@sun.UUCP (Bill Petro - Program Management Office) writes:
>>A friend of mine asked me if it is possible to password a hard disk.  I told him
>of disk partitioning programs like MacServe from Infosphere, which will allow one
>to password partitions.  What he wants though is a program that works during
>boot up that requires one to enter a password before the desktop even comes up.
>Anyone know of anything?

SysPassword, a PD or Shareware program will do this. BUT, there is a serious
problem with this type of passworking.  It can be circumvented by booting
from a floppy.
-Waltervj.

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From: waltervj@dartvax.UUCP (walter jeffries)
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Subject: Re: Password for a Hard Disk
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Date: Wed, 4-Nov-87 12:31:54 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov  4 12:31:54 1987
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