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From: milt@mist.cs.orst.edu (Milt Sagen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Hard Disk Password
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Date: 22 Jan 88 03:39:28 GMT
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In article <1101@ll1a.UUCP> markn@ll1a.UUCP (Mark Nettleingham) writes:
>I use a program called "Hard Disk" Partition I can't remember who
>makes it right now. However, it lets you partition your drive into
>several smaller "virtual" disks and gives you the option to password
>them. I have been using this with the newest System and Finder for
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>Worked great! Except for the time my 5 year old passworded the application
>partition, sigh...
>
>Mark Nettleingham
>ihnp4!ll1a!markn


I also use this utility on my Jasmine DD80, and I have been quite satisfied
with it.  However, don't fool yourself into believing that the passworded 
protecting is effective.

One day I was unable to mount such a partition after issuing the password and
as such, I thought perhaps I had forgotten what the password was.  In my effort
to break in a found out the following:  When prompted for the password type in
21 (or maybe it was 22) spaces and hit return.  The partition will mount.  If 
you type in 22 (23) spaces the computer will bomb.

I still enjoy the "convenience" of partitions, but after the above incident I
realized there was no point to passwording any of them.  I suppose it is 
unlikely that your 5 year old will find this trick out (unless of course
he (she) reads this note), but let the Protectionist be forewarned. 

Milt Sagen
Department of Physics
Oregon State U.
Corvallis, Or

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