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[Dimi Paun]

From: "David Woodhouse" <dwmw2(a)infradead.org&gt;
>  I don't want it to lock whenever I walk away from it; I want it
> to lock
>  only at {boot,resume} time if my phone isn't present _then_. 
That's cool, but another very interesting usecase would be to
lock/unlock automagically when you walk away/to the box.

Talking for myself, I'd certainly use such a feature where I
currently work, simply because there have been problems in
the past with unlocked computers. And I admit, I forget 
sometimes to lock mine when I go for a coffee. Such a feature
would be more then a simple convenience for me.

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Dimi Paun <dimi(a)lattica.com&gt;
Lattica, Inc.

[Alan Cox]

On Fri, Jun 10, 2005 at 12:36:24PM -0400, Dimi Paun wrote:
>  the past with unlocked computers. And I admit, I forget 
>  sometimes to lock mine when I go for a coffee. Such a feature
>  would be more then a simple convenience for me. 
The newer phones also support running a java crapplet when a bluetooth 
connection is made to the phone, so you can actually prompt for the password
on the phone not just use it for presence testing.

[David Woodhouse]

On Fri, 2005-06-10 at 19:34 -0400, Alan Cox wrote:
>  The newer phones also support running a java crapplet when a
> bluetooth 
>  connection is made to the phone, so you can actually prompt for the password
>  on the phone not just use it for presence testing. 
Yeah, but if you're going to prompt for a password on the phone, you
might as well prompt for the password on the computer itself. You might
get an extra layer of tinfoil for your hat by requiring the password
_and_ the phone, but then you won't be able to use it on planes.

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dwmw2