Please include the line below in follow-up emails for this request. Follow-up: 1094807 Hi Sean, Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. It has been filed into our bug database as ID #2404562. It will be assigned to the appropriate engineers. In the future if you would like to check on any possible status on your issue, please send an email to devbugsat_private referring to the Bug ID #. To ensure that the appropriate data is collected, please use the Bug Reporter when sending us your bug reports. The Bug Reporter can be found at: <http://developer.apple.com/bugreporter> Regards, Sean MacMillan Worldwide Developer Relations Apple Computer, Inc Send follow ups to devbugsat_private Send any comments on my work to devfeedbackat_private REQUEST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I know the chatter on Bugtraq is usually reserved for UNIX and NT issues, however I found a bug in the Mac OS 9 idle locking function that's built-in to the operating system. It's possible to set up the Finder so that, if the current user goes idle, the screen will be locked. A simple dialog box is displayed stating that the system has been idle for too long and a password must be entered. You have two options. Click OK and enter the password to return to your session or click OK and click Log Out. It's possible to seize control of Mac OS under certain conditions by clicking Log Out. Some applications have the "feature" of asking you if you're sure that you want to quit. For example, if connected to a UNIX host using NiftyTelnetSSH, it will ask you if you're sure you want to disconnect when the application quits. Other applications with unsaved data will ask if you want to save changes. Most of these dialog boxes have OK and Cancel or Yes, No and Cancel for options. Hitting Cancel at any of these "are you use" dialog boxes will stop the logout process and return you to the current session. Now, being pria UNIX user that also uses Mac OS for graphics and Web page design, I realize that relying on Mac OS for physical security is about as silly as relying on the Windows 95 password "protected" screensaver for security. I just figured that I'd point out this small issue because the Mac OS 9 ads seem to be pushing the added security benefits of upgrading to Mac OS 9 and its voiceprint password protection. /Sean/ DB REFERENCE ------------------------------------------------------------------- TIME IN: 26-Oct-1999 07:43 PDT TIME OUT: 27-Oct-1999 07:21 PDT Copyright 1999, Apple Computer, Inc. SECURITY: NON-DISCLOSURE USE ON
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