Re: Centralized security administration

[Cal Frye <cjf () CALFRYE COM>]

 Hunt,Keith A ventured to comment, at 8/18/06 2:31 PM:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Valdis Kletnieks [mailto:Valdis.Kletnieks () VT EDU]
> > Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 2:05 PM
...
> >  Then we get Somebody Important suddenly
> > discovering a wild hair about "physical security", and
> > installs a door with a
> > lock.
> >
> > By the next morning, the servers are all totally dead due to
> > overheating,
> > as there wasn't good airflow with the door in the way.  Whoops.
>
> When I said "easy" I guess I meant lacking in political baggage or a
> need for some massive educational effort. Couldn't you put up some sort
> of gate or cage door that would still provide air flow?

We have a perennial discussion with our facilities unit over whether the
electricians should have keys to our data closets, and then it expands to the
janitors, etc. How much a risk this represents depends on which manager you
talk to... And that example /should/ be one of the easier ones!

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