FreeBSD® Unleashed

Physical Security

Even after every possible measure has been taken to ensure network security, there is still the overriding issue of physical or “presence” security. The most secure system in the world can always be compromised if there's a possibility that an unauthorized person can gain physical access to the server machine itself because no amount of software security can defend against someone with a screwdriver.

Secure co-location facilities are vital for a commercial or otherwise high-profile Internet server. Such a facility provides locked server cabinets in locked machine rooms, and only employees of the facility are generally allowed to open the cabinets to touch the machines. Your system might itself be in a rack-mounted case with ...