Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 18:07:49 -0600 (CST) From: joed@telecom.ksu.edu (Joe Diehl) To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Securing the freebsd boot process Message-ID: <199612030007.SAA22848@telecom.ksu.edu>
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Greetings, This has probably been discussed a few times in the passed, but I wasn't around then, so... Is there anyway to increase the security of a FreeBSD machine at boot time? The two points of concern are booting into single user mode without a password, and hitting Ctrl-C repeatedly while /etc/rc is executing. Naturally, either of the two will drop the machine to a root shell. At present I have simply required a password at boot time in the bios setup; however, this prevents the machine from coming back up on it's own should I reboot the box remotely. Please CC: any replies to me as I'm not subscribed to freebsd-security at the present time. Thanks --- Joe Diehl <joed@telecom.ksu.edu> KSU Dept. of Telecommunications
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