Good for a lockdown, not for a simple authenticated/secure/whatnot on/off. Ideally, for a low-administration on/off access setup, it's not helpful to grab RAM from 20 or more machines, not counting how many floors/offices/states you're in. ... not counting storing them to where static electricity won't eat them alive, any sorting of different spec cards for different types of machines, or PUTTING THEM ALL BACK IN.
Something I've found to be better, BTW, at on/off bricking a system, is simply flipping the 120/240 switch on the power supply. The thing simply won't turn on if that isn't right. The Third and Fourth Pennies John Calvin On 8/29/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you really want the machine not to function while you're away just take > the ram out. I mean I don't see people exactly carrying spare ram in their > pockets. > > Geoff > > Sent from my BlackBerry wireless handheld. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:25:06 > To:[email protected] > Subject: Re: Software smart-card emulation > > > I'm no expert, hardly, but I imagine you can do something custom with > mini-CDs, CDs, floppys, or USB keys that hold the certificate data, > and just set the authenticating machine to run the auto-play through > the authenticating program, with the added benefit that they can > function like a USB dongle-lock, so the computers won't function if > they don't have the cd/usb key/etc. > > Just my two cents > John Calvin > > On 8/28/07, Thor (Hammer of God) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Greetings security professionals: > > > > Has anyone worked with a software Smart Card emulation package they can > > recommend? The goal is to test different "client authentication" > > Windows smart card implementations without having to go out and purchase > > the actual physical hardware (and cards) to do so. Basically, I want > > something that will let me offer up a cert to a server/service as if it > > were a "smart card." > > > > tia > > t > > > > ----------------------------- > > vinni, viddi, vinni denuo > > > > >
