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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Security and Administration / November 2006How can failed logon wipe hard drive
I work in an IT department and we support a lot of laptops. We take all the usual steps to protect the machines. We have been lucky and none have been stolen yet. The question is can a program be installed on high security laptops that will wipe the hard drive after "X" number of failed logons? If so how?  SignatureThanks, Steve Are you asking "can I do that" or "can somebody else do that"? You can probably do that, but I am not aware of any particular program to recommend. Sounds kind of severe, no? I mean, completely erasing the hard disk? That type of high security is not commonly available commercially. Can someone else plant a program on a laptop to do that? These days, probably true. --- Ted Zieglar "Backup is a computer user's best friend." > I work in an IT department and we support a lot of laptops. We take all the > usual steps to protect the machines. We have been lucky and none have been [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > If so how? I am asking how I can configure a laptop to do this. Or what program is available to do this. I am aware of the consequense. SignatureThanks, Steve > Are you asking "can I do that" or "can somebody else do that"? > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > > > If so how? >I am asking how I can configure a laptop to do this. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >> > >> > If so how? You might have a hard time getting XP to commit suicide. Jim > You might have a hard time getting XP to commit suicide. Yes, but you can certainly shoot and cripple it (which has little to do with data protection however) >I work in an IT department and we support a lot of laptops. We take all >the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > If so how? Why do you need the entire drive wiped? If it's a high-security system then all files should be adequately encrypted. If not then anyone who know's what they're doing can already access this data without logging on. A better idea would be something that sent a traceable packet to you every time it was connected to the Internet. That way (by tracing the phone connection used with the ISP's help) you might actually get it back, and get the crook (or his customer) put where he belongs. Truecrypt should answer your needs to protect sensitive data. The chances of Truecrypted data being cracked are very small. >>I work in an IT department and we support a lot of laptops. We take all >>the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > all files should be adequately encrypted. If not then anyone who know's what > they're doing can already access this data without logging on. And anyone can used i.e. this site http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ to reset the windows-password. Signature/ Demmpa > I work in an IT department and we support a lot of laptops. We > take all the usual steps to protect the machines. We have been [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > If so how? In general - I know of nothing designed to do this... You could create a partition, some scripts, etc - that would do something like that. However - if *I* were to steal a laptop (I wouldn't) - I would use an imaging software to completely copy the hard drive (never really booting the thing to Windows) and see if I could browse the data inside said image... If so - I am done with that part - can reinstall it with whatever hacked software I want and sell it at a pawn shop/ebay/keep it/give it away/whatever. Also - I might just go ahead and boot up with another CD/tool and change the administrators password or maybe even try to create a new administrator. Then I could log in as that user and see what else I could browse through on this system. SignatureShenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > I work in an IT department and we support a lot of laptops. We take all the > usual steps to protect the machines. We have been lucky and none have been [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > If so how? While the solution you ask for is not available from any source I know of, there are several sources that encrypt the drive and require a boot password before you can load the OS/Use the drive. So, if the idea is to prevent access to the drive if an unauthorized user tries to access it, the full drive encryption products might resolve your need. Signaturespam999free@rrohio.com remove 999 in order to email me I think I have an answer for you. Do you remember Mission Impossible? No, not the movie...the original television series. Remember "This tape will self-destruct in 5 seconds"? That's what you need. --- Ted Zieglar "Backup is a computer user's best friend." >> I work in an IT department and we support a lot of laptops. We take all the >> usual steps to protect the machines. We have been lucky and none have been [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > prevent access to the drive if an unauthorized user tries to access it, > the full drive encryption products might resolve your need. |
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