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From: austin@dip.eecs.umich.edu (Richard Austin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: DiskLock hard disk security
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Date: 6 Jun 90 01:51:40 GMT
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I am considering buying DiskLock, a hard disk security program from 
Fifth Generation Systems (the Suitcase II people).  It sounds like exactly
the sort of utility that I need, but I have a couple of questions:

1) The entire hard disk can be password-protected.  This is probably a 
   silly question, but I assume that someone could still boot the Mac from
   a floppy without knowing the password, right?  He just couldn't mount
   the hard disk.

2) How does DiskLock handle remote access?  For example, I believe that
   I can transfer files to and from my Mac via ftp if I leave the NCSA
   Telnet application running (and the Mac on, of course).  If I were to
   leave my Mac on when I left for the evening, and DiskLock activated
   itself after the specified period of inactivity, would I still be able
   to connect to my Mac via ftp?  Telnet already has a way to require a 
   password, so I'm not worried about security.  Would DiskLock interfere,
   and if it did, would there be a way for me to give it my password?

I'm also interested in general remarks about DiskLock, good or bad.  Please
reply by email, & I'll post if there's interest.

Thanks!
Richard Austin
austin@zip.eecs.umich.edu

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Richard Austin                         
austin@zip.eecs.umich.edu