You have the Linux or MacosX software, and you don't sell it ???? Mac and Linux = 8% of all market share and with progression in notebook. http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=2
What are you waiting for ? You did it so ... If you are looking for a beta test for Macintel, you can count on me. Jeff (the "Mac" one) Le 13 sept. 07 à 23:51, Michael Jardine a écrit : > Jeff, > > Sorry for the delay in response. Theoretically you are correct; > indeed > we have been able to authenticate to a dual boot machine (Linux/ > Windows). > But the management software runs on Windows. So it would be > relatively easy > for us to commercialize a Linux version if there was market demand. > Adaption to OSX is also quite possible and we have already tested > it in our > labs. So if there is market demand, we can meet it. > > > Regards, > Michael > ________________________ > Michael Jardine > SECUDE IT Security - Seattle > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > dev.com] On > Behalf Of Jeff Johnson > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 12:26 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [FDE] Seagate FDE and SECUDE software > > Michael Jardine wrote: >> Message: 1 >> Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 10:32:19 -0700 >> From: "Michael Jardine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: [FDE] Seagate FDE and SECUDE software >> To: <[email protected]> >> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]@usa.secude.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> >> Zac, >> >> A BIOS-based password can be cracked within minutes using brute > force >> software you can download from the internet. This is partly >> related to > the >> way the password is stored and used in BIOS. Instead, our management >> software uses a hardened Linux pre-boot authentication and the >> password > is >> stored in an area that is inaccessible to anyone. No back doors, and >> certainly no open Windows (bad pun, I admit). In addition, we offer > many >> other functions for the single-user. These include single sign-on to >> Windows, Password recovery, multi-user support, and automatic e- >> update. > We >> also enable instant cryptographic erase of the drive. To my >> knowledge, > ours >> is the only software that manages the Seagate FDE drives while > protecting >> your computer during both sleep mode and hibernation mode. >> An upcoming version of our single-user product (which we also >> recommend for SMB's) will feature multi-factor authentication as well > as >> offline key recovery. Our enterprise version offers centralized >> administrative capabilities and although it easily scales out (our > largest >> customer has 70,000 seats), it can just as easily be used by an > 'enterprise' >> of 3~5 people. >> Perhaps the most important advantage is that our solution works > on >> virtually any PC. If your PC has a Seagate Momentus FDE.2 or FDE.4 > drive, >> it will automatically recognize that and activate the drive. If your > PC has >> a standard drive, it will default to software-based FDE. (Our >> product > was >> rated 5 stars out of 5 for Performance by SC Magazine). In this way, > you >> can blanket your entire laptop systems in one go without having to > phase >> according to your budgeted refresh cycle. >> And yes, our software works on machines with TPM but in this >> case > the >> chip is on the hard drive and the keys are stored there. There are > arguments >> that this is actually more secure than TPM but that conversation is > above my >> level of technical knowledge. In the end it becomes a choice as to > where >> you want to store the various keys that are needed. As a member of > TCG, our >> goal is to offer choices that suit all users. >> >> I hope this wasn't too long-winded! >> >> http://www.secude.com/finallysecure >> >> >> >> Regards, >> Michael >> > Michael, > > If Secude uses a hardened linux pre-boot environment, can it > be used > exclusively with Linux as the host operating system? The Secude > website > says "Windows XP Service Pack 2" for supported OS. I would think > if the > hardened Linux PBE could launch Windows it could launch Linux as > well, > or any X86 based operating system reliant on the same BIOS boot > device > (0x80, 0x81) pointers (BSD, Windows, Linux, etc). > > Also, another user mentioned MacBook Pro. Adoption of the Intel > based Macbook products is growing fast, it is a great laptop. Any > solution for the Macbook EFI environment? > > --Jeff > > > -- > Best Regards, > > Jeff Johnson > Vice President > Engineering/Technology > Western Scientific, Inc > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.wsm.com > > 5444 Napa Street - San Diego, CA 92110 > Tel 800.443.6699 +001.619.220.6580 > Fax +001.619.220.6590 > > "Braccae tuae aperiuntur" > > > _______________________________________________ > FDE mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.xml-dev.com/mailman/listinfo/fde > > _______________________________________________ > FDE mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.xml-dev.com/mailman/listinfo/fde > _______________________________________________ FDE mailing list [email protected] http://www.xml-dev.com/mailman/listinfo/fde
