[ltp] Re: Other uses for the fingerprint reader?

[Rolf Kutz]

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On 26/04/08 17:45 +0200, Damien Challet wrote:
>>
>> (For practical purposes it would be much easier to power off the laptop
>> and then choose rescue mode in the Grub menu.  That's free passwordless
>> root shell for anyone with physical access to the laptop.  I don't leave
>> my laptop unattended.)
>
>unless you define a password in grub.

But then people rip out the hdd. Well, you could
set a hdd password or encrypt it, but that would
contradict the easy to use fingerprint reader. And
that's what it all boild down to: Fingerprint
readers aren't for security (they aren't secure),
but for convenience (or for show).

regards, Rolf
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