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Increasing Computer Security through Hardware?
Audiostar asks: "I am interested in adding some security to several of my computers, but am unsure as to which product to go with. I would like to use some sort of external security measure, such as a pen drive token or something similar. I had considered custom building a key card and reader to install on all my machines, but once I started thinking about the cost and time of building a card reader for each of my computers it became rather impractical. Does anyone have any suggestions for external locking devices or software? I would prefer something that I could use on both my Windows and Linux machines, but protecting the Windows machines are the top priority. I don't need anything too fancy, just an added layer of protection from the multitude of various people who come in and out of my place of business everyday. I own a 128mb flash disk watch, so possibly using that as a token would be both easy and geek chic. Any suggestions on what to install?"
Nobody's compromised any of my machines yet!
"BSD: Free as in speech. Linux: Free as in beer. Windows 10: Free as in herpes." --Man On Pink Corner in #52607549.
* Way Way too cheap: Technology is supposed to drain your wallet
* Too Mundane: everybody has a screensaver, who's impressed by that nowadays
* Breakable: reboot into single user mode? If you encrypt all your files with a key stored on a usb flash thingy, then you'll be all set
Oh, fuck. No 'trusted computing', please.
Keep the important stuff on an external HDD, and handcuff it to your wrist.
(Note: this is not meant to be a constructive idea)
Information wants to be free.
Entertainment wants to be paid.
You just want to be cheap.