Re: Viewing and password protecting the default Windows XP Adminis
- From: dareys <dareys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:09:02 -0700
Pegasus,
I know this 100%. Some of my problems on other boxes diminushed considerably
when I added the BIOS passwords, and resumed when the battery died and they
were wiped out. Exposure of even minutes is enough to the knowing hacker.
Jean-Pierre
"Pegasus [MVP]" wrote:
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"Malke" <malke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OYvExKCIKHA.3708@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
However, you should be aware that any computer running any operating
system
can be accessed by someone with 1) physical access; 2) time; 3) skill; 4)
tools. So if I'm sitting at your box anyway, it's mine even if you assign
a
password to the built-in Administrator. Here are a few things you can do
to
make it harder:
1. Set a password in the BIOS that must be entered before booting the
operating system. Also set the Supervisor password in the BIOS so BIOS
Setup
can't be entered without it.
2. From the BIOS, change the boot order to hard drive first.
Malke
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Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
I agree with your reservations but setting BIOS passwords makes it only
marginally harder to break into a PC. Removing the motherboard battery for
10 minutes will usually reset these passwords. To really protect a PC
requires a disk encryption facility, which could cause a few different
problems for the inexperienced.
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