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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: IBM Applies for Password Manager Patent
From:       Richard Garand <richard () garandnet ! net>
Date:       2003-11-11 18:40:11
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On November 11, 2003 07:42 am, George Staikos wrote:
>   Horrible idea...  Where do we store your password in order to do this? 
> It also defeats the "walk away from the terminal and the wallet is still
> accessible" safeties.  I think it's very convenient, but a bad idea from a
> security perspective.

That's what locking the desktop is for - I do it all the time, so I can safely 
leave root shells on several machines open while I'm away.
- -- 
Richard Garand  --  http://www.garandnet.net
To the systems programmer, users and applications serve only to provide a test 
load.
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