Re: SSH

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To: Danny Terweij - Net Tuning|Net <d.terweij@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: SSH
From: Christian Motta <chris@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 18:33:42 -0800
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windows boxs are just as easy to change administrator passwd w/ knoppix or erd commander (bootable recovery cd for windows).

to prevent this, well....

lots of servers have locking front covers
server racks can lock
in bios put hd as first boot device then set a bios passwd.

(all of the above *can* be defeated)

I am sure you could password encrypt your hd but I don't know much about that.

-chris

Danny Terweij - Net Tuning | Net wrote:

From: "Terry Polzin" <fox3ec208@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I'd boot into rescue mode and vi the /etc/shadow file and remove the

passwords

then reboot normal.  The accounts will then have no password and then you
could generate your own passwords.


Eeks!. I thought linux was better then windows with passwords security.

So when your laptop/server/pc is stolen all they have to do is this and gets
full access as root with no pass?

Next question, how to prevent this ?

Danny.

References:
- SSH
  - From: Andy Pieters
- Re: SSH
  - From: Terry Polzin
- Re: SSH
  - From: Danny Terweij - Net Tuning | Net

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