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Somewhat related: I've long wondered why ATM cards don't have something similar. 1234 is my regular PIN. 1235 is my help I'm being robbed PIN -- it dispenses the cash, calls the cops, and tags the video.
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That isn't true for Linux and Windows. X (the service commonly providing the *nix GUI) was pretty much built with this in mind; Linux has had an implementation of X that has provided this since at least the mid-90s. Windows has had this on the server since at least Windows Server 2003, and has also introduced it to the "consumer" market in Windows 7. (I'd be happy to find out whether OS X supports this or not.)
I tried to do this couple years ago for Linux, asked around, and was told this was not possible for Linux. Apparently I was misinformed. I'm happy to be wrong about it. Can you point me to instructions for doing it for Ubuntu? I have Windows XP, and have had 2000, NT, 98, 95, etc., and none of them could do it. I'm glad to see that finally this "40 year old technology" is getting onto desktops in the last year or so.
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I thought that iOS and/or Android gave each App its own user account in order to sandbox permissions between apps, so that they can't overwrite each other's files. If all of the user data for an app is owned by that app's uid, then wouldn't this allow someone else running that app to somehow gain access to user data from another 'actual' user? E.g. App1 has uid 100 User1 has uid 101 User2 has uid 102 If all userdata…
This is a good example of how HN has gone down the tubes. I've been downvoted to -1 based solely on a post where I raised a possible security concern. I admitted that I wasn't fully versed, but I expected someone to correct my if I was wrong. Instead, I'm downvoted, but no one has bothered to actually post useful information. Am I wrong? Did someone just 'not like the tone' of my post for some strange reason? Who kno…
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You mean Fast user switching? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_user_switching
I mean fast user switching on a resource-constrained portable device. There's a bit of a difference in terms of how to do it. (See also my above post listing some of the issues)
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Yes, they restricted the selection. They also encouraged each number to be unique.
That's a funny requirement. Requiring uniques reduces password strength.
For online banking, there are usually added security schemes and the PIN isn't used at all.
[1] https://market.android.com/details?id=com.smartanuj.hideitpr...
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With that, you've just admitted that you're aware of the possibility of setting up multiple profiles with different unlock codes. Be careful what information you leak when you're trying to look innocent!
How so? The officer was the one that suggested the possibility in this scenario.
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I tried to do this couple years ago for Linux, asked around, and was told this was not possible for Linux. Apparently I was misinformed. I'm happy to be wrong about it. Can you point me to instructions for doing it for Ubuntu? I have Windows XP, and have had 2000, NT, 98, 95, etc., and none of them could do it. I'm glad to see that finally this "40 year old technology" is getting onto desktops in the last year or so.
http://www.craigryder.com/linux-ubuntudebetc/x11-forwarding-...
Ironically, Arrington still "writes" for Techcrunch https://twitter.com/#!/arrington/status/27763718700