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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Detecting when the screen saver goes on
From:       Adriaan de Groot <adridg () cs ! kun ! nl>
Date:       2004-03-26 22:10:19
Message-ID: 200403262310.24331.adridg () cs ! kun ! nl
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A user pointed out an interesting security lapse on the part of kpilot today: 
if a user locks the screen, leaving kpilot running, and takes away the palm 
device, anyone with access to the _physical_ device the pilot is normally 
attached to (and that might even be bluetooth) can do a sync against the user 
who's screen is locked - after all, the demon is still running, and syncs 
most everything automatically. This would allow data-theft, and possibly 
destruction.

Sun's pilot sync tool (I didn't even know they _had_ one) detects the screen 
lock going on, and disables itself while the screen is locked.

Is there a way to tell when the screen is locked? A dcop signal? kdesktop 
KScreensaverIface isBlanked?

- -- 
pub  1024D/FEA2A3FE 2002-06-18 Adriaan de Groot <groot@kde.org>
                     Would you like a freem?
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