Additionally, if the online backend for Online Desktop acted as an OpenID provider (http://www.openidenabled.com/), you could be loged into a bunch of services just by logging into your desktop (whether with a memory stick or in the traditional fashion).
Stu On 8/2/07, Stef Walter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just in case anyone is thinking of the same issues. > > A lot of discussion is going on along the lines of getting a user's > desktop unbound from a physical computer, and letting the user peruse > his/her settings, data from all over. > > One issue is that of passwords and (private) encryption keys. It seems > it's poor security to let this data be stored on some server accessible > from anywhere and protected only by a password. > > The idea is to store passwords and/or encryption keys on a removable > disk (such as a USB thumb drive) and allow our user to have them > available when it is inserted into a computer. [1] > > Gnome Keyring already supports this for passwords, and by GNOME 2.22 > should support SSH and other keys in this manner. > > Obviously this isn't a solution for those with special security needs. > But those folks should be using a single machine anyway. > > Cheers, > Stef Walter > > > [1] The machine needs to be free from malware or trojans. But that's the > case with any computer you entrust with access to our data (whether > stored online or not), passwords etc... > > _______________________________________________ > desktop-devel-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list >
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