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Re: BoS: Magic password of some linux-box(Hardware..)
From: svp () interbit ro (Sergiu Popovici)
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 17:07:23 +0200
On Mon, 18 Nov 1996, Seo Euiseong wrote: ===>Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 12:33:33 +0900 ===>From: Seo Euiseong <paladin () intersys kaist ac kr> ===>To: Multiple recipients of list BUGTRAQ <BUGTRAQ () NETSPACE ORG> ===>Subject: BoS: Magic password of some linux-box(Hardware..) ===>Resent-Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 10:16:38 +1100 ===>Resent-From: best-of-security () suburbia net ===> ===>In recent, there are lots of host runs Linux, FreeBSD, etc... ===> ===>Many administrarot believes that System Password that main board support is ===> ===>fully secure to prevent the console hacker from cracking in front of the system ===> ===>But, It is a very "Unsecure" thought. ===> ===>A few days ago, my friend mistyped his console password, "condo,". ===> ===>The BIOS vendor of his system was AWARD. ===> ===>Then, The BIOS accept the password like a real password and booting, ===> ===>gives the permission to set up the bios. ===> ===>I thought that it was a bug of a version of award bios. ===> ===>But, It's not true. Unfortunately almost versions of award bios has the ===> ===>magic password "condo," ===> ===> ===>I was very afraid of the increasing of console hacking on many linux box. ===> ===>I wanna know the real fact of this magic password, and How can I disable ===>it. ===> Try also "589589". Is the same thing. ===================================================================== == -------- ==== sergiu () cryogen com == == Sergiu Popovici == http://cryogen.interbit.ro/ == == --------- === http://ftp.interbit.ro/~svp == =====================================================================
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