Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on April 27, 2006 09:38 PM
GRUB passwords provide a useful security layer when used on servers that export a GRUB serial console out over the network.
Hi Wile E.,
My question is; how does the assailant reboot the system remotely in order to bring up the grub console in the first place? Without root, they can't. If they have root then all your security is pointless.
With physical access they can reboot without root but, as stated by the naysayers, if they have physical access grub passwords are asinine.
Perhaps you fear someone hijacking your console during the 5 or 10 seconds that grub is up when you reboot? And they call me paranoid?!?!?
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on April 27, 2006 09:38 PMHi Wile E.,
My question is; how does the assailant reboot the system remotely in order to bring up the grub console in the first place? Without root, they can't. If they have root then all your security is pointless.
With physical access they can reboot without root but, as stated by the naysayers, if they have physical access grub passwords are asinine.
Perhaps you fear someone hijacking your console during the 5 or 10 seconds that grub is up when you reboot? And they call me paranoid?!?!?
TTFN
Inexperienced Naysayer.
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