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nathanEll
Hello,
I have no idea if this is possible, or if this is just a neat idea, but is there any way to log on to a linux system using a self-signed certificate stored on a personal thumbdrive? I use Linux Mint, and as such have MDM but also use xscreensaver.
My idea is, is there a way to be able to, when my thumbdrive is mounted (system automounts it), have the system check if my .pem is present in the root directory of the thumbdrive and if it is, unlock the desktop and if it isn't, just mount the drive as usual but not auto-authenticate? I can understand if I'd still need to log on using my password on bootup but, perhaps, is there any way to do this with xscreensaver, or any other desktop-locking software?
I'm 50% sure that this would be tough to implement, and 75% sure that this would create unnecessary security flaws in my system, BUT, I'm just curious about whether or not this could actually be done.
Thanks!
Nathan
Linux Mint 64-bit using kernel 3.11.0-17 generic
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I have no idea if this is possible, or if this is just a neat idea, but is there any way to log on to a linux system using a self-signed certificate stored on a personal thumbdrive? I use Linux Mint, and as such have MDM but also use xscreensaver.
My idea is, is there a way to be able to, when my thumbdrive is mounted (system automounts it), have the system check if my .pem is present in the root directory of the thumbdrive and if it is, unlock the desktop and if it isn't, just mount the drive as usual but not auto-authenticate? I can understand if I'd still need to log on using my password on bootup but, perhaps, is there any way to do this with xscreensaver, or any other desktop-locking software?
I'm 50% sure that this would be tough to implement, and 75% sure that this would create unnecessary security flaws in my system, BUT, I'm just curious about whether or not this could actually be done.
Thanks!
Nathan
Linux Mint 64-bit using kernel 3.11.0-17 generic
Continue reading...
