Re: passworded screen savers with timeouts, why?

[Bruce Curtis <bruce.curtis () NDSU EDU>]

On Dec 14, 2006, at 4:35 PM, Chris Green wrote:

> That said, it's still a very hard sell in some areas.

  I haven't seen this anywhere yet but with bluetooth on more
computers and phones and PDAs it would be convenient for the user if
the screen unlocked when they returned after the user's phone/PDA and
computer did some kind of secure exchange.

  This introduces new dangers if someone else has access to your
phone or PDA but if it would be an improvement over having no auto
lockout at all.

   Other possible features could be thought of such as you might
still be required to enter a passoword if you have been away from
your computer for more than 4 hours  or overnight etc.


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