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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Screensaver login security?
From:       Oswald Buddenhagen <ossi () kde ! org>
Date:       2003-10-07 20:22:47
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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

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