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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Screensaver login security?
From:       Larry Staberg <larry.staberg () boeing ! com>
Date:       2003-10-07 20:34:17
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On Tue, 2003-10-07 at 13:22, Oswald Buddenhagen wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 07, 2003 at 07:16:19AM -0700, Larry Staberg wrote:
> > I would like to suggest/query about a feature to allow the root
> > password to be accepted along with the users password when
> > unlocking the screensaver..
> >
> if you implement this, you're faced with the trojan problem.
> the only safe way is having a secure access key [combination] like
> windoze NT+ and possibly other systems have. but a generic solution does
> not exist across unix/x11.
> 
> greetings
Hmmm, not clear what you mean, please explain... I'm using a valid root
password instead of the users password to gain access to his account
as any admin can do on any system. I feel that implementing the logic
that opens the door in the screensaver software is better than logging
in as root and killing a process that will give me access to the
same user at the same interface..
I'm not familer with NT+, but what is a 'combination' access key...?

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