From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 14 00:30:58 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D55BE106566C for ; Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:30:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikmccaskey64@zoho.com) Received: from sender1.zohomail.com (sender1.zohomail.com [72.5.230.95]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BCB028FC15 for ; Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:30:57 +0000 (UTC) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=zapps768; d=zoho.com; h=date:from:to:message-id:subject:mime-version:content-type:user-agent; b=fcI9ne8n6RZStVFbsdttrzqXnQwnuLHekaikmO0e+ryTmmWB1JC4CqBfcivTcA7WkfYvMMcO0Diy 9ODnbpNCzTVOdszkILhniDKtzsbv+fKAWpUNiBT8A64tT1rc74Yq Received: from 172.29.249.242 (172.29.249.242 [172.29.249.242]) by mx.zohomail.com with SMTP id 1297628794014767.2817602552152; Sun, 13 Feb 2011 12:26:34 -0800 (PST) Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 12:26:33 -0800 From: erikmccaskey64 To: "freebsd" Message-ID: <12e20b40bf4.-3575625079760078456.-7128054472388216353@zoho.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: Medium User-Agent: Zoho Mail X-Mailer: Zoho Mail Status: RO Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Security: gnome-screensaver VS. switch user X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:30:58 -0000 People "usually" suspend their laptop, so that they can continue their work when they open the laptop. OK! Two choices [GNOME]: 1 - Menu -> Shut Down -> Suspend in this case, the gnome-screensaver locks the PC. but the gnome-screensaver is just a "normal process", and it could be killed e.g.: http://securitytube.net/USB-Autorun-attacks-against-Linux-at-Shmoocon-2011-video.aspx or using any method [video was just an example!!]. 2 - Menu -> Log out -> Switch user -> Suspend in this case, the GDM [???] protects the user [i mean it locks the PC from other users] Which one is more secure/safer?