[sllug-members]: Security Question: To password protect GRUBor not?

[Evan Dillon]

Thanks. Sometimes you need that extra little bit of reassurance.
 

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GRUBor not?

On Wed, 2006-08-02 at 11:02 -0600, Evan Dillon wrote:
> I understand that physical security is compromised when bios and grub 
> passwords are not used, but is remote security compromised in any way?

no 

(Unless you've got remote hardware administration cards like a LightsOut
card, but that's a whole other kettle of fish.)

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