[sf-lug] Full Disk Encryption options?

Rick Moen rick at linuxmafia.com
Mon Mar 24 12:32:14 PDT 2008


Quoting Kristian Erik Hermansen (kristian.hermansen at gmail.com):

> :-)  BIOS settings are rendered ineffective if you pull the CMOS
> battery for a minute or so.

Or just extract the hard drive, add it briefly to the chain of a machine
with its own boot hardware, gimmick the contents, put the drive back.

> Thus, it appears the only way to thwart physical access is with full 
> disk encryption. 

/me goes out to buy more stock in companies that make keylogging and
similar hardware.





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