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Subject: RE: NT Security
From: Petri Virkkula <pvirkkul @ iki . fi>
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 1996 18:39:19 +0200
To: firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <199610031320 . GAA12521 @ miles . greatcircle . com>
References: <199610031320 . GAA12521 @ miles . greatcircle . com>

On Thu, 3 Oct 1996 09:16:48 -0400, gary flynn <gary @
 habanero .
 jmu .
 edu> said:

>> From: muzo <muzok @
 pacbell .
 net>
>> 
>> > You can also boot to DOS
>> > and using the NTFS4DOS driver read any file regardless of encryption.
>> 
>> Is there any PC OS which can prevent you from booting to DOS and doing the 
>> same ?

gary> Is there any OS of any kind that prevents disk access if you have
gary> physical access to the computer? Of course not!

	That depends on definition of computer. If you count smart
	cards as computers, the "filesystem" is still secure even if
	you have physical access to the card.


	Petri


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