Re: Password protect Grub2 (1.97 beta 4)

[Felix Zielcke]

Am Mittwoch, den 16.12.2009, 11:40 -0800 schrieb Talthing:
> I've recently installed the beta 4 update and in the notes there was a
> statement about passsword protection being updated (no longer
> succeptable to
> partial password entries)
> 
> I'm looking for the steps to password protect grub 2.  I also would
> like to
> know what tool to use to encrypt the password. 

See http://grub.enbug.org/Authentication
But as that page states, encrypted passwords are only supported in the
experimental branch.

> 
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Talthing

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Felix Zielcke
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