donw@zehntel (Don White) (01/24/90)
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Has anyone heard of a program that prompts for a login on our Amys'?
I could write a very limited thing to do this, but my idea would only
keep the honest people honest. (And, of course, keep the stupid people
stupid.) Is there a professional answer to this question? (Other than
NO!?)
Thanks,
Don W. Box 271177 Concord, CA. 94527-1177
zehntel!donwcs121jj@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (01/25/90)
Yes, I have a small password program. It has no "prompter" but you could just have this be the first line in your startup-sequence and the machine would be frozen until the proper password is inputted. The only way to bypass this is hitting (and holding down) CTRL-D until the AmigaDOS window comes up then you will have broken the startup-sequence.
wicks@umbc3.UMBC.EDU (Mr. Tony Wicks ) (01/25/90)
In article <3308@zehntel.UUCP> donw@zehntel (Don White) writes: > Has anyone heard of a program that prompts for a login on our Amys'? I ami in the process of writeing one but... see below. > > I could write a very limited thing to do this, but my idea would only > keep the honest people honest. (And, of course, keep the stupid people > stupid.) Is there a professional answer to this question? (Other than > NO!?) Just how secure are you looking for. I have given this a fair amount of thought and as far as I can tell you can not really keep a determined person from getting in if they have the right tools. Since anybody can reboot with another floppy you ultimately can't protect an amiga (or any other machine where people can get to your boot devices. I have booted an otherwise protected Sun from the tape drive mounted the root filesystem, and changed the root password. And while a Sun isn't the last word in security, the normal access control will keep out most dishonest people.) Anyhow, the program I am writing will use a password file similar to the UNIX passwd file so that I can support multiple non-simultaneous users. I intend to have it setenv a username, generate a home directory assign (ie. assign wicks: users:wicks), cd to theat users home directory, and execute a .login file. This program will also do it's best to make sure it stays in front of all the other windows and screens that may still be up. > Thanks, > Don W. Box 271177 Concord, CA. 94527-1177 > zehntel!donw -- =============================================================================== Tony Wicks, Staff Engineer, Martin Marietta Aero & Naval Systems Local MMA&NS Email: wicks@mst1 -- 301-682-2883 (Desk) 301-682-0975 (Lab) INTERNET: wicks@mst1.bal.mmc.com -or- wicks@umbc3.umbc.edu