The Oden,
# I once a saw a TV show featuring networked computers from Sun which
#allows users to identify/authenticate themselves using smart cards. It
#also allows the users to log-in from any computer in the network. If the
#case was that the user pulled out their cards from the reader while doing
#something (ie in the middle of editing a document), the computer will
#shutdown. When the user puts the card back in (or from any other
#computer) the system will resume to whatever the user was doing during
#the last time they were logged in (ie back to editing the same document)
#
During the part three (3) JavaOne Developer Conferences, Sun provided
attendees with row upon rows of Sun Ray appliances in the conference
floors. All attendees were give Java SmartCards upon
registration. The cards served as ID, and access key to those Sun Ray
appliances.
# Is this possible in Linux?
#
With the right mix of components, if course it is possible. There are
already commercial thinclient products based on Linux that are out in the
market.
I've seen IBM NetVista Thin Clients With TurboLinux in a one of the
developer conferences I've been to (I forgot with one).
http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/netvista/thinclient/tl.html
stay cool.
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