NOT a vulnerability with the screensaver password lock

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NOT a vulnerability with the screensaver password lock
Authored by: yellow on Jun 04, '04 12:45:22PM

Yeah, there's a blurb on MacFixIt.com about this too, and it's completely untrue. Only the user who is logged in currently (who 'owns' the screensaver) and admin users can bypass the screen saver. This hint is FUD.

NOT a vulnerability with the screensaver password lock
Authored by: robg on Jun 04, '04 02:43:21PM

Is this true for *networked* user IDs in addition to local? I know it"s not an exposure for local IDs, but this hint is specific to remote IDs.

-rob.

NOT a vulnerability with the screensaver password lock
Authored by: chabig on Jun 04, '04 07:27:00PM

What! You're saying the logged in user, who owns the screensaver can log in with his own password? Why that would mean anyone who knows my password could log in. Eureka! I've found another vulnerability!

NOT a vulnerability with the screensaver password lock
Authored by: yellow on Jun 10, '04 02:27:56PM

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