On Sun, 1 Feb 2004 15:27:45 -0600 Greg Langham wrote:
> If there are work-arounds to the password, I would like to
> know that they exist, though I really don't want to how to do it.
I have no experience with HD passwords (never used them) but I guess
that working around them may not be all that hard: Simply replace the
hard disks "system board". However, the password may be stored on a
certain part of the disks themselves. Then a work around becomes a bit
harder, but not impossible.
> I would also be interested in other thoughts you might have on the subject.
I assume that encryption with a good algorithm and a reasonably long key
(maybe a combination of a USB memory stick and a personal pin) is the
only really secure solution. Encryption doesn't need to be done by the
hardware, of course. Maybe NTFS supports encryption (I don't know - I'm
a LINUX user). If not, there certainly are other solutions. You may want
to contact IBM as they probably have experience in this area and may
even provide ready solutions.
Felix
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