kovar@eclectic.com (David C. Kovar) (06/22/91)
We are looking for someone to develop a hard disk locking module to
be incorporated into our already existing security product. Essentially,
the module should secure the hard disk in such a fashion that anyone
booting off of the floppy disk will not be able to access the hard disk
without significant effort. If the Macintosh boots off of the protected
hard disk, it should run our software (which might require AppleTalk to
be present and functioning) which will authenticate the user before
unlocking the hard disk. The hard disk should be relocked on shutdown
and, ideally, should be locked if the Macintosh crashes. Also, it must
work with System 6.0.x and System 7.0.
The code must be written in Think C and it must be well documented.
Additional documentation should be provided describing the implementation,
style, formative thoughts, etc etc etc.
Ideally, we would like to find someone who has experience with disk
drivers to do this - if we have to pay someone to learn to do it we'd
prefer to pay our own staff.
If you are interested in performing this work, please reply with
the following information:
* An outline of how you would approach the problem. (We don't
believe our own methods are the one true way, necessarily.)
* An estimate of the amount of time it would require.
* An estimate of when you believe you could start and end the
project.
* An estimate of how much money you'd like to receive for doing
the project. (Unless you're in Boston, there is no good way
for us to oversee the work and thus we'd much prefer a fixed
price bid.)
* A description of your experience.
We're not necessarily after a formal resume/interview/hiring cycle.
We need a pretty straight forward job done right the first time, and
that's basically it. But it is a non-trivial task and we need it done
right the first time.
If you have any more questions, comments, thoughts, etc, please send
me email or call me at 617-643-3373 and we'll discuss it. Thanks,
in advance.