>
> >
> > Having a strong password pasted on the front of your computer is useless
> > IMHO. Use a decent password and don't tell anyone or write it down.
>
>No more useless then the fact that anyone able to read that password can
>probably put a bootdisk into said computer and take the data anyway...

ON XP, you don't even need a boot disk IF you have physical access to 
the keyboard. Start the system in safe mode, and you can set the 
password for any account on the system to a null string, effectively 
eliminating it completely. Then, just log off and restart the 
computer. Presto, full access to any of the system and/or any part of 
the network it is connected to.

The exception is Windoze encrypted folders on the hard drive. The 
contents of these folders is protected from harvesting, but the files 
become useless once the users password is changed. Hence, the reason 
why most users do not use windoze encryption::>

Writing down a password and placing it on the front panel of the 
computer is designed to secure the computer from an internet/network 
based attack. But, it does noting to protect the computer from an 
attack from the keyboard-the strongest password in the world doesn't 
protect against keyboard attacks either.

Also, the stand alone hardware log in device (such as a cuecat) does 
offer protection from internet based hacking-there is no way for a 
hacker to actuate the hardware via the internet, so I deem this as an 
acceptable log in method.

Is this correct??

Regards,

Art

PS:Great list all, I'm thinking I need to subscribe to the OT and EE 
only....some of these discussions are much more interesting than he 
PIC programming issues themselves!!!! 

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