I don't want a keyring password
jdow
jdow at earthlink.net
Tue Mar 20 08:19:54 UTC 2007
From: "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <mikkel at infinity-ltd.com>
> Ed Greshko wrote:
>> jdow wrote:
>>>
>>> Of course not. It never did. An encrypted key ring is safe from "root".
>>> An unencrypted key ring is open to root. So if you get root kitted your
>>> passwords are dead.
>>>
>>> And only the mentally deficient always run as root.
>>
>> Reminds me of a co-worker of years ago, Doug, who was astonished and
>> pleased that every time he installed a Solaris system an account was
>> created for him without any special action on his part. Right, "Doug
>> Root".
>>
>> BTW, does your assessment include folks whose computer is totally
>> isolated from any network?
>>
> I have not noticed that a network connection, or lack there of, has
> any affect on typing errors, or other goofs that can mess up a system.
Prezactly.
{^_-}
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