[Ti] Tibook recovery

[David Remahl]

>>>> http://www.computersecurity.com/stealth/
>>>>
>>>> This is a tracking system that installs to OSX and when a stolen 
>>>> Tibook or other laptop connects to the Internet it tracks the 
>>>> location by IP.
>
> Before the computer can connect with the Internet, it must have 
> completed the boot process. If the owner is in any way a security 
> conscious person, they will not have enabled booting without a 
> password at startup. Given that the thief does not know your semi 
> secure password to boot the machine, they will then try to boot from a 
> CD to reset the password. If you have enabled Open Firmware password 
> protection, booting from a CD will not be possible without the Open 
> Firmware password.
>
> The only option to the thief is to then go to an Apple authorized 
> dealer to reset the Open Firmware password after having shown a 
> purchase receipt, or to choose to upgrade the machine with a new 
> larger hard drive thereby bypassing all of the security that you 
> thought you had.

1. The Open Firmware password is not stored on the harddrive.
2. The real security problem is often the data stored on the harddrive. 
Simply by removing it from the computer and inserting it in another 
computer will allow the thief to access the data, no questions asked.
3. It is possible to reset the OF password yourself. No need for a 
purchase receipt.

Procedure:

- Change amount of RAM in the computer.
- Reset the parameter ram thrice.

> Hmmmm. I wonder what I would do if I was a thief?
>
> I think it best to keep an eye on your stuff.

Granted.

/ David