Laptop Password.

[Nervox <nervox () gmail com>]

Greetings

Part of a small audit i did in the company some laptops are found to
have a password(either PoP or just to change values in the BIOS).On a
desktop most of the time all you need is to take out the battery to
get rid of it, but for laptops (DELL in this case) i know that it is
in (if memory serve correct) an EPROM.In case of theft i know that the
PoP will protect form a casual thief but i know first hand that DELL
has a backdoor system , they send the serial number to the mother
company (always wanted to say that) they check if it stolen and if not
they send a password to be entered.
Now is there a possibility that someone has created a generator for
these password?Is it known ? I mean security throughout obscurity (if
you can call it like this in this case) is obviously something that i
wouldn't trust.

Any comment /Ideas?

Best Regards Nervox

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