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Now-Closed KDE Vulnerabilities Remind Us X11 Screen Locks / Screensavers Are Insecure
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It looks like fud, from the guy more sensitive of the KDE develpment, he is still crying on Google+ cause Mark Called him (not directly) Tea party member. How a screenlocker bug can be so important? Does your brothers will hack now your computer? Your coofficcers will steal your work? Will they type "Im g4y on your facebook"? Wayland probably fix some thing but Kwin is one of the most bloated and bugged windows manager. I hoppe they get replaced soon by another dev.
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Originally posted by cocklover View PostIt looks like fud, from the guy more sensitive of the KDE develpment, he is still crying on Google+ cause Mark Called him (not directly) Tea party member. How a screenlocker bug can be so important? Does your brothers will hack now your computer? Your coofficcers will steal your work? Will they type "Im g4y on your facebook"? Wayland probably fix some thing but Kwin is one of the most bloated and bugged windows manager. I hoppe they get replaced soon by another dev.
Do you really ignore the market share of desktop users in large companies?
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Originally posted by dh04000 View PostI am an individual, not a people nor group.
It is cute how defensive you are.
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And interestingly I chose to use the technology which will solve all those problems: Wayland.
Is there anything to add?
X, the shared display server, where every client can grab the input, copy the screen and do whatever it wants!
The time we will get rid of that mess will be always too late, but why you are speaking about 2008?
Wayland reach the 1.0 version later and before there are no reasons to implement the protocol because it was not stable yet.
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Originally posted by carewolf View PostUnless you also map specific keys that can never be caught by user software to launch the password prompt (like windows ctrl+alt+del), you will still be able to install a fake screenlocker in wayland.
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Originally posted by Ancurio View PostThat's not how it works (or is supposed to work). In weston for example, if a compositor specific key combination is detected, the keystrokes it is made up of are never broadcasted to clients in the first place.
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Originally posted by erendorn View PostNot your coworkers, but anybody wandering in the building during lunchtime, or after hours? Having a secure screen lock is the a very very basic requirement for corporate information security.
Do you really ignore the market share of desktop users in large companies?
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Originally posted by caligula View PostYou should have a lock on the door. Computers can't be trusted. If someone has access to your room, he can also physically disassemble your computer and read data. Instead of lock screens log out. It's a standard feature since novel netware etc.
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