Re: TI-H: Re: TI-Hardware Digest V1 #618


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Re: TI-H: Re: TI-Hardware Digest V1 #618




>From: TGaArdvark@aol.com
>> Fortress is used right now on the dells at my school, Pine Crest. its
>> really easy to crack too
>
>I spent 45 minutes of my life cracking Fortress, and it only took that
>long because I didn't know that you couldn't boot off of AOL dstr disks
>(the new AOL setup file appears to be ever so slightly larger than
>1.44 megs so they tweaked the disks).

The admin of that system ought to be flogged.  No system that
allows booting from a floppy can be considered even remotely
secure.
When setup properly, Fortress is pretty secure.  My father is
the admin for a local school that uses Fortress.  Their system
is quite secure (of course the most inventive hackers can still
get in, but its not easy)

DK


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