Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 23:26:43 -0800 (PST) From: Lamont Granquist <lamont@scriptkiddie.org> To: Bart Matthaei <bart@dreamflow.nl> Cc: <freebsd-security@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: reboot,ctrl+alt+del,shutdown Message-ID: <20011108232136.M5084-100000@coredump.scriptkiddie.org> In-Reply-To: <20011109081255.A5441@heresy.dreamflow.nl>
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If you extend security to include security from accidental mistakes then this most certainly does become appropriate. It prevents MCSEs from hitting ctrl-alt-del when they see the "Login: " prompt. On Fri, 9 Nov 2001, Bart Matthaei wrote: > On Thu, Nov 08, 2001 at 03:22:59PM -0800, Landon Stewart wrote: > > Although its answered in the FAQ already, its definately security > > related. Physical security is the one of the most over looked security issues. > > If someone has physical access to a machine, stopping him from > rebooting with cntrl+alt+del wont do squat.. He can always flip the > reset button, or unplug the cable. So I dont think disabling > cntrl+alt+del is relevant in security. Therefor, its not a > freebsd-security question. Imho, that is. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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