2FA is a great option for remote access, but it isn't really relevant to
this scenario.
A BIOS password doesn't help if someone takes the drive out of the
machine and sticks it into another one that doesn't have that password.
Security by obscurity is not a good plan.
On 6/6/25 03:44, Maht Lawless via 9fans wrote:
Hi,
I am working on 2FA to access your account on login, but it's a couple
of weeks away.
But you could just enable a bios password if you worry about someone
just booting it up.
Currently I rely on them seeing a grey screen and thinking the laptop is broken
On Thu, Jun 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM Frank D. Engel, Jr. <[email protected]> wrote:
The biggest issue I have with 9front or other Plan9 distribution on a laptop is
the lack of local authentication upon startup; the OS just trusts that you are
whoever you say you are when you boot the system. If the laptop were stolen or
something there is nothing to keep someone from getting in and accessing all of
the data.
It is one thing to do that with a server that is locked in a secure closet (as
was the expected situation for a Plan9 file server back when it was invented),
but for an all-in-one portable system that is more of a problem.
Has anyone come up with a solution for drive encryption and forced password
authentication upon boot yet, to make it more practical to use 9 directly on a
laptop without creating as much of a concern?
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