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Re: Dell BIOS DoS
From: Seth Arnold <sarnold () wirex com>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 16:47:19 -0800
On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 08:08:31PM -0000, Ross Draper wrote:
I agree with your points Jon, but lets be fair here, BIOS passwords do have a use - especially on laptops.
An oft-overlooked use for BIOS passwords is an 'auditing' mechanism; typically, when one resets a BIOS password via magic jumpers, removing battery, etc, there is typically no way to put the password BACK. So, someone who disables or destroys the BIOS password still stands a good chance of being discovered, at the least. -- Outlook users: please do not put my email address in your address book. This way, when you get infected with a virus, my address won't appear in the From: header. Thanks.
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- Re: Dell BIOS DoS Steve Shockley (Dec 09)
- Re: Dell BIOS DoS der Mouse (Dec 10)
- RE: Dell BIOS DoS David Brodbeck (Dec 09)
- Re: Dell BIOS DoS Craig Paterson (Dec 09)
- RE: Dell BIOS DoS Lyal Collins (Dec 10)
- Re: Dell BIOS DoS Eric Anderson (Dec 10)
- Re: Dell BIOS DoS Alexandros Papadopoulos (Dec 09)
- Re: Dell BIOS DoS Jim Paris (Dec 10)
- Re: Dell BIOS DoS Craig Paterson (Dec 09)
- Dell BIOS DoS Ross Draper (Dec 09)
- Mobile Device Security, Was: Re: Dell BIOS DoS Karsten W. Rohrbach (Dec 10)
- Re: Dell BIOS DoS Seth Arnold (Dec 10)
- Re: Dell BIOS DoS Thor (Dec 11)
- PGP secret keys (was Re: Dell BIOS DoS) Matthew Wakeling (Dec 12)