"Ctrl-Alt-Del to login" really important for security?

Tristan Wibberley maihem at maihem.org
Sun Mar 5 00:23:49 GMT 2006


Michael Shigorin wrote:

> ... it's like proposing to install hardened doors with dual locks 
> along the village fence where nothing really stops one from just
> circumventing it.

When you only have the resources to get the doors, you get the doors. 
Then next year you get the wall. If you never make progress to avoid 
having a period where the computer is still not perfect, you never 
secure your perimeter.

I would quite like to see bluetooth integration for bluetooth keyboards, 
  then maybe even a future phone will appear as a bluetooth keyboard and 
you could take your own keyboard everywhere just for passwords. 
Ubiquitous computing here we come! :)

Hm, I'm gonna have to look into the requirements for a mobile app and 
integration - select computer from list (if the mobile app can see 
bluetooth devices, use that to help), select "Switch User/Login", enter 
password, screen logs in right before your eyes, cool! Have to only 
allow it on a locked screen or the login screen.

-- 
Tristan Wibberley




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