In your case, would you like to wear a brainwave sensor, so to manipulate your laptop directly ?
Ask HN: I'm quadriplegic – can you help me with my security?
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Re: Ask HN: I'm quadriplegic – can you help me with my security?
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Re: Ask HN: I'm quadriplegic – can you help me with my security?
#133If you are using AbleNet's "Hitch" switch interface, by their description it should be able to emulate keyboard input without the SwitchXS software being loaded, but a manual doesn't seem to be publicly available.
This product called "Swifty" (http://www.orin.com/access/swifty/) also takes a switch as input, and can emulate a standard usb keyboard. With VoiceOver enabled in the login screen (Settings->Users->Login Options) this should allow one to login without using the keyboard.
Hope this helps.
Re: Ask HN: I'm quadriplegic – can you help me with my security?
#134Earlier quoted context omitted.
The Ubuntu VM's virtual hard disk is right there for the taking, though.
An encrypted home directory will help some with that.
Assuming you shut it down every time you walk away. AFAIK VirtualBox doesn't encrypt snapshots (which include RAM contents and therefore the encryption key).
OP could get at least get screensaver-lock functionality, but actual security in this situation is hard.
Re: Ask HN: I'm quadriplegic – can you help me with my security?
#135Forgive the off the cuff suggestion here, it's the quickest and simplest thing I can think of though not an optimum way to use your laptop and you're probably hoping for a more elegant solution. What if you install virtual box w/ some free OS (like ubuntu). Store all your personal information within the virtual machine which is configured with a secure login. Then you can leave the laptop unsecured so you can use you…
The Ubuntu VM's virtual hard disk is right there for the taking, though.
Adversary profile precludes this vector.
Re: Ask HN: I'm quadriplegic – can you help me with my security?
#136Earlier quoted context omitted.
The Ubuntu VM's virtual hard disk is right there for the taking, though.
Adversary profile precludes this vector.
I would like this as a bumper sticker/answering machine message.
>Ring....
>Ring...
[pickup]
>"Adversary profile precludes this vector"
[/hangup]
Re: Ask HN: I'm quadriplegic – can you help me with my security?
#137Re: Ask HN: I'm quadriplegic – can you help me with my security?
#138Hi! I'm on the train with bad internet right now and so can't go looking but have you considered face recognition software using the laptops camera? There must be an app that takes a look at the webcam when a password challenge is presented. Anyone know of anything? Edit: Found one! https://www.keylemon.com/download-other-versions/
From what I've read a lot of them can be spoofed with either a printed picture, or a video playing back.
I've used KeyLemon before on my computer.
Removed it the day a friend of mine unlocked it with his face(he looks quite different).
Re: Ask HN: I'm quadriplegic – can you help me with my security?
#139If you are using AbleNet's "Hitch" switch interface, by their description it should be able to emulate keyboard input without the SwitchXS software being loaded, but a manual doesn't seem to be publicly available. This product called "Swifty" ( http://www.orin.com/access/swifty/ ) also takes a switch as input, and can emulate a standard usb keyboard. With VoiceOver enabled in the login screen (Settings->Users->Login…
When I clicked reply to this comment I was doing so using the Swifty! It really is robust but when I tried the system you outlined, it was working may be one out of every 10 times I tried it; at which point I had to ask for help to get into my machine. Which is like security fail on my part :-)
Re: Ask HN: I'm quadriplegic – can you help me with my security?
#140Wow, I went to bed not expecting much of a response but you guys have come up with some excellent solutions, I'm getting round to specific answers as quickly as I can!
I'm clearly missing something obvious, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to edit and update my original question; can someone put me out of my misery? :-)