Luke Mazzeri wrote: > Physical access has ALWAYS been very dangerous as far as security is > concerned. Period. The next weakest link or maybe even THE weakest > link in the security world is the HUMAN. > > People are normally the most common failure point in the security chain. > > The right kind of Social Engineering will get you into just about any > system if done right. Indeed. When someone with malicious intent has physical access, the only real way to safeguard the machine is to unplug it, and crouch behind it with a shotgun. Root access can be gained via bootable CDROM or floppy disk (although not with a current Mac) too. -- Chris Olson Network Administrator AST Communications, Inc. Barron, WI USA