[mythtv-users] Forgot password; Choose door A, B or C?

[Hika van den Hoven]

Hoi Will,

Thursday, April 24, 2014, 7:20:13 PM, you wrote:

> On 4/24/14, 1:12 PM, Leif Pihl wrote:
>> 
>> On Apr 24, 2014, at 12:06 PM, Devin Heitmueller wrote:
>> 
>>> Correct.  Physical access means total access.
>>  
>> Ugh! 
>> ==Prompt the dramatic movie theme music here.== 
>> 
>> I never knew about that weakness. 
>> 
>> Is there SOME sort of a patch to fix this (or un-fix it, as the case may be) for those machines that are out in the public for anyone to access? 


> Disk encryption can make it safer.
> http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/789985


> -WD

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Basically, to prevent this:
- Password protect your bios setup
- disable boot from any other media then your HD

You then have to open the case and reset the bios to get access.
Or steal the HD.

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  Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com

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