[ltp] Lock HDD on reboot

Ole Langbehn linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:23:26 +0100


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Hi,

On 17.01.2012 00:07, Johannes Bittner wrote:
> I have a Thinkpad X220 with an Intel 320 SSD (which has hardware
> acceleration). When I power on the notebook, it asks me for the
> password. When rebooting however, the disk remains unlocked.
>=20
> Is there some setting to lock the disk automatically when the system
> is rebooted? Otherwise, one could simply reboot with Ctrl+Alt+Del and
> access my data.

Thinking out of the box:

You could disable the three-finger-salute completely [1]. That way a
reboot is not possible, the attacker could only power down the machine
via the power button, and you're all set again.

[1]
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-disable-the-ctrl-alt-del-shutdown.htm=
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Regards,

Ole


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