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to: Gary Britt
from: Rich
date: 2004-02-05 13:23:08
subject: Re: Sun bootable JDS bypasses Windows security?

From: "Rich" 

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   No.  Nice FUD though.

Rich

  "Gary Britt"  wrote in message =
news:40229a1d$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  If you plug that HD into a computer on a domain (any domain?) the =
domain
  admins can get access to any NTFS encrypted stuff also, is that not =
correct?

  Gary

  "Antti Kurenniemi"  wrote in =
message
  news:40226e21{at}w3.nls.net...
  > Not me. Get physical access to a computer and it's yours. There are
  separate
  > products for encrypting the contents of a disk (or parts of it) =
which you
  > can use - which probably should be used if you have a laptop full of
  highly
  > sensitive stuff.
  >
  > This can also come in handy: next time someone forgets their =
password, you
  > can rescue them by simply plugging the hd into another system. I've =
done
  it
  > many times, and I always get a "how did you do that?" -
and I always =
tell
  > them "it's magic" :-)   I live for those moments...
  >
  >
  > Antti Kurenniemi
  >
  > "Ellen K."
 wrote in =
message
  > news:f2p320de5mcb7kn3jic0ea0646vbsgiutk{at}4ax.com...
  > > Does anybody besides me think that's horrible?
  > >
  > > On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 21:51:22 -0500, "Geo."
 wrote =
in
  > > message :
  > >
  > > >you can do that with ntfsDOS on a boot floppy.
  > > >
  > > >Geo.
  > > >
  > > >"Ellen K."
 wrote in =
message
  > > >news:cl0220tqt5pcd5ent1ch5eh9pvmebno3t4{at}4ax.com...
  > > >> from this week's Cringely email newsletter:
  > > >>
  > > >> >> The Sun Also Surprises: Sun calls its Java
Desktop System =
"the
  first
  > > >> viable Microsoft Windows alternative," but it's
apparently much =
more
  > > >> than that. One Cringe crew member trying out Sun's bootable JDS
  > > >> evaluation disc made an intriguing discovery: You can insert =
the
  > > >> Linux-based disc into any NTFS (NT file system), boot up, and =
bypass
  > > >> Windows security to gain access to all the files on the hard =
drive
  > > >> (kids, please don't try this at home). It's an open source OS =
and an
  > > >> anti-Microsoft hacking tool all in one -- what more could a =
geek
  want?
  > > >> <<
  > > >
  > >
  >
  >


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No.  Nice FUD=20
though.
 
Rich
 

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  you plug that HD into a computer on a domain (any domain?) the=20
  domainadmins can get access to any NTFS encrypted stuff also, is =
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kWANKERS.com>=20
  wrote in messagenews:40226e21{at}w3.nls.net...>=
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  me. Get physical access to a computer and it's yours. There=20
  areseparate> products for encrypting the
contents of a disk =
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  parts of it) which you> can use - which probably should be used =
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  can rescue them by simply plugging the hd into another system. I've=20
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  wrote in message> news:f2p320de5mc=
b7kn3jic0ea0646vbsgiutk{at}4ax.com...>=20
  > Does anybody besides me think that's horrible?> =
>> >=20
  On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 21:51:22 -0500, "Geo." <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
wrote =
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  message <4021af93{at}w3.nls.net>:>">mailto:4021af93{at}w3.nls.net">4021af93{at}w3.nls.net>:>
=

  >> > >you can do that with ntfsDOS
on a boot =
floppy.>=20
  > >> >
>Geo.> > >> >
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eeayem.1016{at}compuserve.com>=20
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>news:cl0220tqt5pcd5ent1ch5eh9pvmebno3t4{at}4ax.com...>
> =
>>=20
  from this week's Cringely email newsletter:> > =
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  >> >> The Sun Also Surprises: Sun calls its
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  "thefirst> > >>
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alternative," but=20
  it's apparently much more> > >>
than that. One Cringe =
crew=20
  member trying out Sun's bootable JDS> >
>> evaluation =
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  made an intriguing discovery: You can insert the>
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  Linux-based disc into any NTFS (NT file system), boot up, and =
bypass>=20
  > >> Windows security to gain access to all the files on the =
hard=20
  drive> > >> (kids, please don't try
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  open source OS and an> > >>
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>> =
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>>>

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