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An advanced script/web solution to track stolen Macs
Its a very nice idea. There is lot of opportunities to make improvements such as using SSH instead of FTP and maybe a database on the web server to keep track of the clients. A registration, allowed the clients to register themselves would be a nice idea as well.
An advanced script/web solution to track stolen Macs
Sort of. You can use Apple's Firmware Password Utility, which will prevent booting from anything other than the startup disk, will disable Target Disk Mode, etc.
Unfortunately, it's trivial to disable the firmware password. If you add or remove RAM from the system, the firmware password will become unset. I still use the firmware password, in the hope that it would foil non-Mac-savvy thieves from wiping the hard drive and give my anti-theft solution a chance to kick in. BTW, I use Orbicule's Undercover to protect my Macs. It's a commercial app, but it's relatively inexpensive and easy to set up.
An advanced script/web solution to track stolen Macs
There is lot of opportunities to make improvements such as using SSH instead of FTP and maybe a database on the web server to keep track of the clients.Another idea would be to post data via http using curl. |
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