On Mon, Jun 02, 2008 at 08:34:02PM -0500, David Dyer-Bennet wrote: > Marius Gedminas wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 02, 2008 at 09:47:19AM -0500, David Dyer-Bennet wrote: > >> When I hit the power button and select "lock device", I get an unlock > >> dialog on the screen. And it *stays* on the screen, overnight, in my bag, > >> wherever, until I unlock the device. That's unexpected behavior; it uses > >> power (backlighting is on). > > > > Hm. Looks like a bug to me. The screen should turn off after the usual > > timeout, in my opinion. > > How long is that, and is it configurable? 3 minutes IIRC and yes. Control panel -> Display -> Switch off display. > It was off when I pulled out > of my bag just now, so apparently it does shut off eventually (and when > I touched the screen the unlock keypad came back up, so the battery > isn't just dead :-)). The device is very good at seamless power savings, but it's possible to install buggy applications that aren't smart enough to sleep when they should and drain the battery faster. > > I normally use "Lock touch screen and keys", but perhaps that's not > > secure enough for you. > > Yeah, it's not. The configurations for this have all my email passwords > and such in them, and there may be ssh-agent with important keys active, > and such. Leading possibly not only to my own servers, but to servers > belonging to clients or such. Also my credit card numbers and the > account pins and all that. So I try for fairly good security. pwsafe is good for credit card numbers & pins -- it always requires a password after about a minute of inactivity. Your point is very valid for email passwords and ssh keys. Hm... Marius Gedminas -- H.323 has much in common with other ITU-T standards - it features a complex binary wire protocol, a nightmarish implementation, and a bulk that can be used to fell medium-to-large predatory animals. -- Anthony Baxter
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