From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Feb 12 08:13:13 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA16168 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 12 Feb 1998 08:13:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from buffnet4.buffnet.net (buffnet4.buffnet.net [205.246.19.13]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA16131 for ; Thu, 12 Feb 1998 08:13:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from shovey@buffnet.net) Received: from buffnet11.buffnet.net (buffnet11.buffnet.net [205.246.19.55]) by buffnet4.buffnet.net (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id LAA06085; Thu, 12 Feb 1998 11:12:34 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 11:06:11 -0500 (EST) From: Steve Hovey To: Doug White cc: Carl Marrelli , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Security In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > That can be overridden if you set the console as `insecure'; you'll be > prompted for a password when you start single user mode. > I didnt know that - what if you boot with a freebsd diskette? I used to work for the IRS an I remember that WIN NT - even though it gots its C2, wasnt really compliant because you could boot around it with a hack off the net. I think they finally went literal stating that the 'operating system itself' barring boot flops, was secure and met the guidelines. In any event, to use it in a government office, it has to go the GSA or someone for certification. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Steve Hovey Chief Engineer BuffNET More Than Just a Connection! ------------------------------------------------------------------ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe questions" in the body of the message