I'm not sure about IBMs (or any other new laptop for that matter...) but on
old Dells (remember the Latitude XPi anyone???) you just overwrite the
bios/cmos...

Andrew

-----Original Message-----
From: He Junshan [mailto:hejsNJB.SWIREBEV.COM]
Sent: 21 February 2001 02:50
To: FOCUS-MSSECURITYFOCUS.COM
Subject: Re: Laptop Security

from my experence, I had to replace motherboard and HD when I forget
password of IBM thinkpad 365XD. (both HD and startup password).
Even I call IBM for support, they give no suggestion. So I want you tell me
the back door ? then I will save back my Old thinkpad.
Thanks.
He Junshan

-----Original Message-----
From: Welsh, Armand [mailto:armand.welshSSCIMS.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 8:02 AM
To: FOCUS-MSSECURITYFOCUS.COM
Subject: Re: Laptop Security

these passwords are stored in CMOS, and they almost all have well known back
door passwords that you can get off the internet. Then there is the
physical factor. Just remove the HD, and place in a non-password protected
system. the data is all there.....

-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: Derek Kwan [mailto:dkwanKWAN.CA]
-> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 6:32 PM
-> To: FOCUS-MSSECURITYFOCUS.COM
-> Subject: Re: Laptop Security
->
->
-> Humm.. this answer might be off topic. But I am just wonder
-> how good the
-> HD Password protection works. For example, the IBM thinkpads, if HD
-> password is set, there is no way you can get your laptop to
-> boot. And even
-> if you connect the HD to a desktop or another laptop, you still can't
-> access the HD. Plus according the specs, if the HD has implemented
-> password protection, it only allows 3 tries and you will
-> need to 'reset'
-> the hd to try again.
->
-> Wonder if this level of HD protection is good enough for most people.
->
-> Or if anyone know a easy hack to break this kind of protection?
->
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->
->
-> On Mon, 19 Feb 2001, Barry Howe wrote:
->
-> > Hi!
-> >
-> > I've been tasked with looking at encryption products to
-> run on our laptops
-> > under an NT4 environment. I was wondering if anyone on
-> the list has had to
-> > tackle this beast yet. I would favour whole disk
-> encryption, but I've been
-> > asked to look at single folder encryption as well. Anyone have any
-> > recommendations for products (bearing in mind things like
-> easy of use and
-> > recovery after a blue screen) or even some good reason for
-> not using
-> > encryption under NT4?
-> >
-> > Thanks,
-> > Barry
-> >
->

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