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Re: firmware password

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In message <5026a07b$0$44604$c3e8da3$460562f1@news.astraweb.com> 
  JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:
> I am not sure if I read this properly:

> with a firmware password, does this prevent someone from booting from a
> bootable DVD  without first entering the firmware password ?

Yes.

> If so, it would block most casual data theft assuming the computer was
> turned off (rarely happens these days) at time of theft.

> If the computer is turned on and locked at the password screen (either
> for login or for wake up), does a thief have the ability to cause the
> computer to reboot from DVD without enteting a firmware password ?

No.

> Or is the firmware password invoked by EFI before any/all possible boot
> combinations ?

Yes, except the default one.

There seems to be some issues with the "full" setting to the firmware
password where it is supposed to ask for the password on every boot,
regardless. I've never tried it.

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firmware password dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) - 2012-08-10 19:01 +0100
  Re: firmware password me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2012-08-10 18:14 +0000
    Re: firmware password Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2012-08-10 11:26 -0700
      Re: firmware password Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2012-08-10 20:20 +0000
        Re: firmware password Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2012-08-10 13:27 -0700
          Re: firmware password nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-08-10 16:37 -0400
          Re: firmware password Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2012-08-11 03:54 +0000
            Re: firmware password Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2012-08-10 21:03 -0700
              Re: firmware password J.J. O'Shea <try.not.to@but.see.sig> - 2012-08-11 06:23 -0400
                Re: firmware password Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2012-08-11 07:39 -0700
                Re: firmware password J.J. O'Shea <try.not.to@but.see.sig> - 2012-08-11 15:24 -0400
                Re: firmware password Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2012-08-11 13:41 -0400
                Re: firmware password JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2012-08-11 14:12 -0400
                Re: firmware password Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2012-08-11 18:38 +0000
              Re: firmware password nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-08-11 10:57 -0400
    Re: firmware password Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-08-10 14:37 -0400
      Re: firmware password me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2012-08-10 23:46 +0000
        Re: firmware password Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2012-08-11 13:21 -0700
      Re: firmware password J.J. O'Shea <try.not.to@but.see.sig> - 2012-08-11 06:23 -0400
    Re: firmware password nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-08-10 15:11 -0400
  Re: firmware password Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2012-08-10 20:15 +0000
    Re: firmware password dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) - 2012-08-11 12:18 +0100
  Re: firmware password Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-08-11 14:12 -0700
    Re: firmware password Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2012-08-11 18:39 -0400
    Re: firmware password Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2012-08-12 02:22 +0000
    Re: firmware password billy@MIX.COM - 2012-08-12 03:55 +0000
      Re: firmware password dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) - 2012-08-12 14:27 +0100
        Re: firmware password billy@MIX.COM - 2012-08-14 03:06 +0000
          Re: firmware password dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) - 2012-08-14 15:49 +0100

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