RE: gdm submission

["Fox, Kevin M" <KMFox mail bhi-erc com>]

So there is your answer. Make sure the permissions on your login program are
set correctly. special key sequences just get in the way and give a false
sense of security.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Sam Vilain [SMTP:sam@hydro.gen.nz]
> Sent:	Tuesday, March 02, 1999 1:56 PM
> To:	Fox, Kevin M
> Cc:	'John St. Clair'; 'gnome-list@gnome.org'
> Subject:	Re: gdm submission
> 
> "Fox, Kevin M" <KMFox@mail.bhi-erc.com> writes:
> 
> > Well, there is no way to know. If you do bind something like control alt
> > delete to bring up a login box, someone could always replace the login
> > program. The only way to be sure is to keep your system locked tight.
> > ctl-alt-del stuff is psudo security. You think it is secure but it is
> not.
> > You could even replace microsofts login box with one of your own. It
> would
> > be alot more difficult in windows because the source is not available
> but it
> > can be done. Point is that there is no posible way to be absolutely
> sure.
> 
> If you have permissions configured correctly it is NOT POSSIBLE (bar
> bugs) to change the login screen, unless you are an Administrator.
> This is what makes that security effective.
> -- 
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