Re: About IR Receivers and security
Egoitz Aurrekoetxea <egoitz-Q/[email protected]>
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Hi!! > El 14 oct 2017, a las 11:08, Alec Leamas <[email protected]> escribió: > > > >> On 14/10/17 11:01, Egoitz Aurrekoetxea wrote: >> >> So as far as the kernel loaded modules... by their own, should not perform nothing in the full laptop (let’s say) than, at most, write to an unattended /dev file (socket)... I suppose all will be fine.... > > I wouldn't count on that. With a supported remote, at least some user-space apps picks up the decoded events and acts on them, basically as they came through the regular keyboard. This is not related to lirc, just the standard kernel. > > You could easily test using gnome-terminal, and probably many other tools You mean for instance, Gnome terminal reads the IR socket?. And what does with it?. Uses input as from a keyboard came?. Can then do a rm -Rf?? Without configuring anything in Gnome terminal? Just by default?. And, by the way... I have read some IR devices can work from long distances, instead of just one meter or so... you mean you could receive then, from a long distance some signal causing Gnome terminal to launch a rm -Rf or worst??. Wow that’s a real problem then.... You meant this Alec? Thanks a lot! > > Cheers! > --alec > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot