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SubjectRE: PATCH: /dev/nvram cleanups.
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> > > I think there's another reason for not decoding the upper
> > > bytes though. Some BIOS's encode passwords there, which are
> > > notoriously insecure. (Do a websearch for BIOS cracker)
> > > If this interface were opened up to show the upper bytes,
> > > the userspace app to decode them should only decode the
> > > upper bytes if the user has the capabilities.
> > I know about BIOS crackers, I have wriiten one myself. I
> > don't think we
> > should put the BIOS cracker into the nvram driver.
> That's not what I meant.
> What I meant was that normal users should be able to read the
> fields that contain the encoded password.

Doh, that should have read 'should NOT be able to'

d.

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