On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 10:32:10PM +0200, Bogdan wrote: > > BIOS password can be reset after gaining access to the laptop's mainboard (or > maybe even easier).
yep, there are bios-pwd crackers on the 'net; but if HDD is also protected, with it's own pwd, and bios just asks for HDD pwd, things are a bit harder, since access attempts may result in data wipe out, depending on HDD sec setting. > However, if you are not using filesystem encryption then KDM (login) pass > doesn't add much in terms of data security. zero, indeed, once you've access to hardware. -- paolo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-laptop-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
