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From: smithju@motcid.UUCP (Justin A. Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Request for info on PC security keys
Message-ID: <3811@galena2.UUCP>
Date: 3 Jul 90 15:45:35 GMT
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tony@scotty.dccs.upenn.edu (Anthony Olejnik) writes:

>I'm interested in finding out about PC security keys.
>Apparently, they're HW/SW products which provide security for PC users.

The only hardware Pc security product i have seen used a card that
plugged into one of the PC's expansion slots. The card interfaced to
the hard disk an encrypted the data on the disk. there was also a
box on a cable that the user could put their card into. they then
had to type a pin number. this system allowed booting from the HD, it
also still worked when booting from floppie. The system was still
secure even if the pc was dismantled, because the data on the hard disk
was encrypted it could not be read without using the special card
and the pin number.

Hope this helps,
	Justin Smith

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