Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on April 28, 2006 12:21 AM
BIOS or boot loader passwords only block a relatively casual attacker but not one who could remove the hard disk and mount it elsewhere.
Encrypted partitions (or encrypted directories such as what encFS offers) would best be used as a second layer of security if you are at all concerned with keeping the data on the hard disk safe (laptop users ought to consider this especially).
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on April 28, 2006 12:21 AMEncrypted partitions (or encrypted directories such as what encFS offers) would best be used as a second layer of security if you are at all concerned with keeping the data on the hard disk safe (laptop users ought to consider this especially).
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