On 02/12/13 05:18, Werner Almesberger wrote:
I'm not sure if you're already planning this, but one thought I've
had since you announced this project is whether it would be worth
integrating Anelock with some keychain software on the host
Yes, of course :) For example, it would be very nice if, say,
a Web browser that encounters a password prompt could tell
Anelok the site and maybe the account, and ask for the password
(and maybe an account). Anelok could then pre-select the
information and the user would only have to approve the
transaction.
By using a "proper" protocol, one could make sure passwords
don't get typed into the wrong field or even window by accident.
Ahh - great. I'd clearly been thinking of HID in too narrow terms. I've
never been particularly convinced by external password management tools
supplying password data to a browser, so tend to use the build-in pwd
manager for low security sites, and keep important passwords in
encrypted text files.
Anelok could also be used to store other things. I haven't
looked at the technology, but maybe it could hold a Bitcoin
wallet.
Yes - I had the same thought :-)
<snip>
But if we want to be able to also reach people afflicted with Windows
and such, making it a straight USB protocol level choice may not be
the best idea. Instead, one can abuse the HID reports for sending and
receiving "special" messages. This avoids having to write a special
USB device driver. There's even a nice multi-platform library for it:
http://www.signal11.us/oss/hidapi/ - Werner
Oh wow - such abuse is both fantastic, and a little disgusting at the
same time! :-)
Dave
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