Re: [dev] [SLOCK] is not safe

From: Premysl Hruby <dfenze_AT_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:07:32 +0100

On (17/01/10 16:02), Rob wrote:
> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:02:13 +0000
> From: Rob <robpilling_AT_gmail.com>
> To: dev mail list <dev_AT_suckless.org>
> Subject: Re: [dev] [SLOCK] is not safe
> List-Id: dev mail list <dev.suckless.org>
>
> > Asside from the fact, that magic sysrq can be disabled
> Oh yeah, forgot about that
>
> > how can some one use Magic Sysrq to access your data?
> If you've prevented ctrl+alt+f1 using xmodmap or whatever, they could
> use the raw terminal mode to switch to vt1 anyway
>

Preventing changing vt is NOT security feature. And all those X locker
have also other function than preventing access to computer -- prevent
access to just that X session.

-Ph

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