Reply to post: Re: Golden rule of ATM's

German ATM displays bank’s network config data to infosec bod

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Re: Golden rule of ATM's

The user terminal(s) and the system console should be separate pieces of hardware. Maintenance should only be possible in single user mode from the system console. The system console should be located in a physically secure location.

Unix boxes had all this figured out at least 100 years ago.

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