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Kind of like how it took months before I stopped cringing every time I pressed Ctrl-Alt-Delete just to log in.
by blahedo 14y ago
Kind of like how it took months before I stopped cringing every time I pressed Ctrl-Alt-Delete just to log in.
- mickeyp 14y agoThat's a security mechanism. The idea being that malware can impersonate the login dialogue, but they cannot capture Ctrl-Alt-Delete as that is trapped deep in ring 0, in the kernel, beyond the reach of your average keyboard hook. Thus, Ctrl-Alt-Delete is there to ensure you are indeed giving your credentials to the real McCoy.