[Security-Discuss] Closing sessions is too easy.

Bolinard Vincent <[email protected]> Mon, 5 Feb 2007 12:46:53 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.linux.mandrake.security.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi,

I noticed that it is possible to restart a X session (then all X dependant 
programmes are closed...) just by pressing CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE even if the 
session is locked (password required). I tried to the same with CTRL+ALT+DEL, 
by chance, my computer didn't restart :-)

I think that useless keys (I mean for a password) as ALT, CTRL, should be 
deactivated when session is locked. Another solution is to disable the 
CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE "magic key" when session is locked.

Well, if X crashes while the session's locked, we won't be able to restart it, 
but...


What do you think about that ?

Regards,

Vincent Bolinard.

P.S.: I'm running 2007.0 Official for amd64, KDE, up-to-date.
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