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What a fuss!
Authored by: ihafro on Apr 15, '02 07:11:31PM

I really don't see the big deal. I understand how this can be a major flaw, but I don't see why the keychain is such a big deal. In a lab environment, you should completely LOG OUT if you are going to be away from the machine for any period of time. And as mentioned earlier, just use the screen saver set at about 2 min to protect from idle snoops. Why is people seeing your keychain such a big deal, when they can do more damage with the terminal and actual access to your machine. You don't need a keychain to "rm -rd ~/" Besides, that takes less time than even getting to the Utilites folder.

Robyn
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Flame me if you want.....It's a fire resistant trash can.



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What a fuss!
Authored by: WillyT on Apr 15, '02 09:12:12PM

Yes they can reboot to single-user mode and wipe out everything also.

But keychain access would allow them to get your email, purchase stuff online and probably steal your identity. Or change your passwords for apps and make them unuseable. So best to keep it locked as much as possible.



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