On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 23:11:50 +0100 "Karl E. Jorgensen" <k...@fizzback.net> wrote:
> Hi! > > On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 05:47:21PM -0400, Celejar wrote: ... > > Same thing with xscreensaver. I think that a lot of software that asks > > for a password behaves like this, perhaps to prevent brute-forcing? > > I'm not sure if brute-forcing is possible on a GUI, though. > > I suspect this is simply a problem of aquiring the right tools for the job: > > - X events can be generated by software (e.g. the xmacro package). This is > evident if you use VNC to control a remote machine: the screen saver is > none-the-wiser to the fact that you are remote. > > - USB keyboards can probably be simulated by other devices. I would not be > surprised to find linux tools that allow a PC to act as a USB device, rather > than USB "master". From here on, it is just software again. > > and probably lots of other ways... Good points; I should have realized this. Celejar -- foffl.sourceforge.net - Feeds OFFLine, an offline RSS/Atom aggregator mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100621194402.bf3f1c1d.cele...@gmail.com
