Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 11:06:11 -0500 (EST) From: Steve Hovey <shovey@buffnet.net> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: Carl Marrelli <carl@dlt.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Security Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95.980212110426.1430L-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980211130449.1447M-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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> > 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
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