[syslinux] PXE and Security Issues

[H. Peter Anvin]

Plaul, Markus wrote:
> Hi guys,
> 
> im about write a project about pxe. How it works etc but im stucking at
> the security thing. Well pxe has this menu password feature using SHA-1,
> but since sha-1 is hacked, i cant stick with it saying sha-1 is safe
> ..etc. What else could i add when it comes to network boot, pxe and
> security besides BIS? I would really appricate some ideas or help. Thx
> in advance
> 

Last I heard SHA-1 was still more secure than MD5 was uncracked, but
maybe there are updates.

	-hpa