[plug] bank requires linux box be certified

[Chris Hoy Poy]

Yeah, the bank should have a solid 2fa / MFA, but otherwise "yeah it was
reinstalled" should suffice, along with a password change.

Nobody in their right mind is going to verify it, that might put them on
the hook for the inevitable next time.

/Chris

On Mon, 23 Sep 2019, 9:26 am Dion Phillips, <dion at openlogic.com.au> wrote:

> I have seen this once before and the bank was happy with an invoice from
> me showing that the OS had been re-installed, thus removing any trace of
> previous malicious programs. This meant that I did not provide a guarantee
> of the "safe" nature of the PC, just proof that it had been reset.
>
> ps. It was a Windows PC so by its very nature it was unsafe the moment it
> was powered up:-)
>
>
> On 23/9/19 8:57 am, david beckwith wrote:
>
> My bank account was hacked, now the bank wants my machine certified as
> "safe".
> I have tried to explain about Linux, but they are stubborn - to be polite.
> So I have
> tried ringing various PC Security people, but all said NO to LInux. I have
> been using
> Linux since 1994 and UNIX before that. Currently have 2 HP machines
> (Desktop and
> laptop) both running Linux Mint 19.2.
> I need help finding someone to satisfy my bank.
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