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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: KWallet integration
From:       Martijn Klingens <klingens () kde ! org>
Date:       2003-09-04 10:11:13
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On Thursday 04 September 2003 12:08, Russell Miller wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 11:43:12AM +0200, Martin Konold wrote:
> > > The issue at hand was slightly more generic, I was just making an
> > > example. Encryption can defeat root.
> >
> > Sorry, this is incorrect.
>
> Actually, it is not, if the root user does not have the key or passphrase.

How do you want to prevent root from sniffing all your keypresses?

If root doesn't have the key it is always capable to retrieve it in a system 
that's in use. Encryption only helps against systems that are not and cannot 
be trojaned.

-- 
Martijn
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