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From: ccfac@nt.sait.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: IBM Protection Software
Message-ID: <27975.278c945d@nt.sait.edu.au>
Date: 10 Jan 91 16:20:45 GMT
References: <51913@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> <1990Dec21.094412.5704@ericsson.se>
Organization: Sth Australian Inst of Technology
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In article <1990Dec21.094412.5704@ericsson.se>, epames@eos.ericsson.se (Michael Salmon) writes:
> In article <51913@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> v119l94u@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu writes:
>>
>>      I am currently looking for something that will protect my system from
>>unwanted persons... Since I don't have a secure room to put my computer in,
>>any of my roommates can use my computer at will.. I have a
>>'device=C:\password.sys' protection in my config.sys.. but, I need something
>>that will do a better job... (Plus, I lost the file to edit my password...!)
>
> Sorry to say this but you can't protect your system with software, all
> someone needs to do is bring along a floppy and boot from that. You need
> hardware or bios support to prevent access. Perhaps you could use a key
> switch in the power or keyboard.
>
> Michael Salmon
> L.M.Ericsson
> Stockholm

There is a program available as a trial pack called PCLOCK21 and it is one
great program.  The registered version is even better!  It installs itself
as a device driver.  And yes, password is need at boot up, but the nice thing
is that when you try and boot from a floppy, the user will not be able to see
drive C.  No access to hard disk!  Unless booted from hard drive and entered
the password correctly.  There's another one as well which does very similar
thing, but can't remember the name.  Should be able to find the zip file in
SIMTEL-20 under sysutl directory.

Cheers
Francis Chan

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CCFAC@SAIT.EDU.AU       Francis Chan
University of South Australia
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