Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 01:26:44 +0100 From: Mikkel Breiler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] BIOS password, protecting against thieves ..
On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 21:23:25 -0800, Jose Tavares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Is there a way to make this machines totally unhackable? Yes, always bring it with you! >What I'm trying >to do is to turn my machine into a totally useless one in case of being >stolen.. Change LILOs start message to BAD RAM and NO CPU DETECTED along with a 240 second time out would be useful. the timeout shoudl be circumvented by you pressing a certain sequence of keys. >Maybe a totally unhackable will be impossible, tips are welcome .. > >I realized that the boot priority always show cd-rom or lan.. So, in >case someone swap the HDD for a clean one, the machine will be bootable >with other devices even if the thief doesn't have the BIOS password...? Correct. >I really don't care about my data because it's cloned but I really care >to make it useless to obligate the thief to return it for a reward. Why would you reward a theif? Get your insurrance company to pay for a new one. -Mikkel
