On 10/06/13 16:51, Simon McVittie wrote: > On 10/06/13 15:36, Timo Juhani Lindfors wrote: >> Simon McVittie <s...@debian.org> writes: >>> * ability to use system-modal prompting or a secure input path >>> (partially done by PK under GNOME Shell, likely to get better >>> under Wayland, not supported by sudo or su) >> >> Not relevant to the current discussion but this got me curious: can the >> input path really be secure under X11? > > It can at least be a bit more robust against accidentally typing your > password into the wrong window (although perhaps not secure against > deliberate abuse by a malicious application) by taking an input grab, > like the various pinentry-* and ssh-askpass implementations do. > > I'm not sure how far GNOME Shell goes with securing input to > system-modal dialogs, but again, the fact that it's modal makes it a bit > more robust against mistakes.
Every copy of jessie could be distributed with one of the red hoods referred to in this article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/09/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-surveillance I presume it has some kind of electromagnetic shielding too. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/51b627f7.4040...@pocock.com.au
