rock%warp@Sun.COM (Bill Petro - Program Management Office) (10/30/87)
A friend of mine asked me if it is possible to password a hard disk. I told him
of disk partitioning programs like MacServe from Infosphere, which will allow one
to password partitions. What he wants though is a program that works during
boot up that requires one to enter a password before the desktop even comes up.
Anyone know of anything?
{cbosgd,decwrl,hplabs,seismo,ucbvax}!sun!warp!rock Bill Petrokeith@apple.UUCP (Keith Rollin) (10/31/87)
In article <32504@sun.uucp> rock@sun.UUCP (Bill Petro - Program Management Office) writes: > >A friend of mine asked me if it is possible to password a hard disk. I told >him of disk partitioning programs like MacServe from Infosphere, which will >allow one to password partitions. What he wants though is a program that >works during boot up that requires one to enter a password before the desktop >even comes up. Anyone know of anything? > I think that MacSafe from Kent Marsh, Limited, does this. They are somewhere in Southern California. -- Keith Rollin amdahl\ Sales Technical Support pyramid!sun !apple!keith Apple Computer decwrl/ Disclaimer: I read this board for fun, not profit. Anything I say is from the result of reading magazines, hacking, and soaking my head in acid.
waltervj@dartvax.UUCP (walter jeffries) (11/04/87)
In article <32504@sun.uucp> rock@sun.UUCP (Bill Petro - Program Management Office) writes: >>A friend of mine asked me if it is possible to password a hard disk. I told him >of disk partitioning programs like MacServe from Infosphere, which will allow one >to password partitions. What he wants though is a program that works during >boot up that requires one to enter a password before the desktop even comes up. >Anyone know of anything? SysPassword, a PD or Shareware program will do this. BUT, there is a serious problem with this type of passworking. It can be circumvented by booting from a floppy. -Waltervj.
oster@dewey.soe.berkeley.edu (David Phillip Oster) (11/06/87)
Supermac, the people who make dataframes, sell a very nice one. It is works with their disk drivers, so even if you boot from a floppy the hard disk is still safe from prying eyes.