r691 - community/trunk/en-US

sparks at fedoraproject.org sparks at fedoraproject.org
Thu Oct 21 15:54:22 UTC 2010


Author: sparks
Date: 2010-10-21 15:54:22 +0000 (Thu, 21 Oct 2010)
New Revision: 691

Modified:
   community/trunk/en-US/Wstation.xml
Log:
Updated text as a part of BZ 639443

Modified: community/trunk/en-US/Wstation.xml
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--- community/trunk/en-US/Wstation.xml	2010-10-20 18:15:10 UTC (rev 690)
+++ community/trunk/en-US/Wstation.xml	2010-10-21 15:54:22 UTC (rev 691)
@@ -52,11 +52,8 @@
 			Password protection for the BIOS (or BIOS equivalent) and the boot loader can prevent unauthorized users who have physical access to systems from booting using removable media or obtaining root privileges through single user mode. The security measures you should take to protect against such attacks depends both on the sensitivity of the information on the workstation and the location of the machine.
 		</para>
 		<para>
-			For example, if a machine is used in a trade show and contains no sensitive information, then it may not be critical to prevent such attacks. However, if an employee&#39;s laptop with private, unencrypted SSH keys for the corporate network is left unattended at that same trade show, it could lead to a major security breach with ramifications for the entire company.
+			For example, if a machine is used in a secure location where only trusted people have access and the computer contains no sensitive information, then it may not be critical to prevent such attacks. However, if an employee&#39;s laptop with private, unencrypted SSH keys for the corporate network is left unattended at a trade show, it could lead to a major security breach with ramifications for the entire company.
 		</para>
-		<para>
-			If the workstation is located in a place where only authorized or trusted people have access, however, then securing the BIOS or the boot loader may not be necessary.
-		</para>
 		<section id="sect-Security_Guide-BIOS_and_Boot_Loader_Security-BIOS_Passwords">
 			<title>BIOS Passwords</title>
 			<para>



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