OT: [rescue] Trusted Path (Was: Sunpc Card)

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Wed, May 22, 2002 at 09:22:24AM -0400, Loomis, Rip wrote:
> > My understanding is that the Ctrl-Alt-Del combo is only valid under
> > NT, that is, under Linux or OpenBSD on x86 you would not have the same
> > situation.
> Not sure I understand your point.  [CTRL][ALT][DEL] still generates
> an NMI in x86-compatible processors--depending on installed interrupt
> handlers, then of course different things happen.  I know that Debian
> includes docs on how to set up inittab so that the three finger salute
> on the console causes an init 0 or init 6.  The point of the NMI is that
> it takes precedence over practically any other CPU activity.

Debian and redhat both default to doing an init 6 (err, they reboot, that's
init 6, right?), when in console mode.  But, both of them ignore it when
XFree has control of the console.
  
> > Of course, if you had a re-programmable keyboard you could change the
> > key assignments, which would then defeat the purpose.
> True--which is why re-programmable keyboards weren't part of the
> Evaluated Configuration...but as they become more and more common,
> it is perhaps a reason why the MS implementation of the Trusted Path
> is losing some of its appeal.

They are becomming more common?  I haven't seen one since the Gateway
programmable ones from a few years back fell out of favor.

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd