[P1] encryption

[Jack Rodgers]

On Tuesday, August 26, 2003, at 05:31  PM, Joost van de Griek wrote:

>> OS X is pretty secure, and you can have it not log you in 
>> automatically, and
>> you can always log out when you're not using it, but what happens if 
>> someone
>> decides to boot the machine using an OS X install CD, resets the admin
>> password and then logs in, or adds a new admin user, enables root and 
>> changes
>> your password?
>
> You can prevent that through the wonders of Open Firmware.

How does Open Firmware protect those many backups we make to external 
drives? Even though I have protected my hard drive in my Powerbook, my 
backup drive just sits on my desk...

Through the wonders of this type of discussion, I have begun storing my 
clients fields on password protected and encrypted Disk Images. Once 
opened these act just like a hard drive and I can copy files in both 
directions and work with files within the DI... I and probably many 
others can heartily recommend that people try a few tests and see if it 
works for them. I guess the next step is to write an AppleScript that 
closes the applications using these files and then unmounts the Disk 
Image.

I suppose I could create a 40 Gig Disk Image and have my backup 
software backup into it and then when I shutdown the di automatically 
protects itself.

This might even be a good idea for protecting software and music files 
what with the pirate stoppers wandering about.

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