When I received the system, HP-UX was installed and seemed to run
fine. I didn't have an account on the system, so I couldn't do
anything useful with it,
If one has physical access to the system, one can boot into
single-user mode without requiring the root password. At that point,
all is possible.
If the system is in "secure boot" mode to preclude it, you can remove
the boot media (remember, we are talking about having physical access
to the system) and try to boot. That will disable secure boot mode
and you can then procede as above.
rick jones
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Re: Security Flaws with XP ... > it's easy to bypass Microsoft's logon. ...Physical access to the machine equals no protection. ... You could set a BIOS password and set it to boot only from the hard drive - ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
Re: [Full-disclosure] Putty Proxy login/password discolsure.... ... or any other type of removable media to boot from. ... If you have physical access, just plug in your iPod with UNIX and enjoy ... I've always enjoyed the idea of throwing a tiny rogue pxe... and reboot it again into its own media.... (Full-Disclosure)
Re: Newbie: Secure Linux client ... > boot drive that would render the data on the ... > co-workers that crack computers of selected individuals for giggles. ... If co-workers have physical access to the system it will be hard ... allow outside connections you could DROP all inbound connections ... (comp.os.linux.security)
Re: Force Windows 98 to Domain Login ... W2K Server is just as insecure if physical access is available, I can boot... up w2k on floppy type in a password then reboot with full access, ... Windows 9x just is not very secure.... (microsoft.public.security)
Re: boot -s - can i detect intruder ... >> Several people have physical access to my FreeBSD box and I have the ... I will set this but first I want to try catch the intruder.... when someone try to use boot -s and what is doing in box I can get him. ... The box is a test box for training and people that work with box can reboot... (FreeBSD-Security)
