On 06/11/2014 01:49 PM, Lew Wolfgang wrote:
There are known rootkits that will flash the BIOS to insert themselves into the boot process, so the concern was if code can be flashed, could other data be living in there somewhere? Either accidentally or on purpose?
I know I'm being overly paranoid, it's just CYA on my part.
Maybe not. You said 'sensitive data'. If the mobo is rooted than there are risks in it use, but its not that there is sensitive data still there :-) If the boards are to be decommissioned aka ground up then the rootkit isn't an issue. Are are they going to be deployed in a setting of lower security rating and you are worried about information leak? -- /"\ \ / ASCII Ribbon Campaign X Against HTML Mail / \ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org