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From: myerst@yvax.byu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Student's view of NeXT marketing pl
Message-ID: <764myerst@yvax.byu.edu>
Date: 22 Aug 89 19:10:44 GMT
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>The majority of posters addressing security have been talking about booting
>from the OD, but no one has mentioned the holes in NetInfo.

I agree that as far as security is concerned, the use of ODs should be the
least of our worries.  Any moron who has access to a NeXT keyboard can put
the machine into single user mode with two keystrokes, vipw the /etc/passwd
file, and/or modify NetInfo to his liking.  This can be done if booting off
of an OD or SCSI disk, it doesn't matter.

If it is security you want, a locked door is your best bet.

++Tim

UNIX and security are mutually exclusive. :-)