Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.glorb.com!news-out.readnews.com!transit3.readnews.com!panix!MIX!Blackbird From: billy@MIX.COM Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: firmware password Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 03:55:31 +0000 (UTC) Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC Lines: 19 Message-ID: References: <1komcau.a6j0ko7lmxv8N%dcohenspam@talktalk.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: panix5.panix.com X-Trace: reader1.panix.com 1344743731 5410 166.84.1.5 (12 Aug 2012 03:55:31 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@panix.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 03:55:31 +0000 (UTC) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:29345 Ant writes: > Does anyone use this firmware password on their Macs? I use it on my computers at work. I also have padlocks on them (to prevent access to the RAM) and cable locks (as are commonly used on laptops). This is because I work with some thoroughly untrustworthy people, and am at different places different days of the week (the computers stay where they are). That said, it has to be disabled when doing things like OS updates that require a restart... Billy Y.. -- sub #'9+1 ,r0 ; convert ascii byte add #9.+1 ,r0 ; to an integer bcc 20$ ; not a number