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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Re: Security Audit Request for Screenlocker Branch
From:       Martin =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Gr=E4=DFlin?= <mgraesslin () kde ! org>
Date:       2011-10-11 12:55:29
Message-ID: 4257438.kQFsNKrq7U () martin-desktop
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On Monday 10 October 2011 20:02:07 Parker Coates wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 14:02, Martin Gräßlin wrote:
> > I want to request a security audit for the changes to ensure that the new
> > implementation is as secure as the existing one and that I did not forget
> > an important case which would compromise the security.
> > 
> > The general concept of the new screenlocker is described in the wiki:
> > http://community.kde.org/KWin/Screenlocker
> > 
> >> Screensavers without Locking
> >> No valid use case: should no longer be supported.
> 
> Could you elaborate on this part? What is meant by "screensavers
> without locking"?
Just running the screen saver animation without locking the screen. That is 
moving the mouse deactivates the screensaver without asking for a password. 
Does that make it clear?

Cheers
Martin
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