On Mon, 22 Jul 2002, Thomas Charron wrote: > The *ONLY* concern I've had with it is ease of subverting security. > Primarily, reseting the admin password is as easy as pushing a little button > with a pencil top, and pushing it again twice, then holding it down. This > resets the admin password.. No way to disable this 'feature'. Not to bad, > but it's a pet peeve I guess..
Ken's (security) rule-of-thumb: if you don't have physical security, you don't have security. Period. Looked at a different way, I -like- being able to reset passwords easily through a button: makes it easy to re-configure those pesky <generic network function> boxen. I just make *sure* that it's under lock and key. Granted, if you're in a -really- small office, it's pretty much a non-issue, but if you're in a mid-sized one, you really should have restricted physical access to servers. And, heck, even in a small office, if it's out of the way, the cleaners won't run over ther power cord with a vacuum cleaner. -Ken ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
