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Does DragonDictate still work if you switch users? If so, you could encrypt your home directory, add a second user, and set OSX to auto-login to that user (and
by snom380 13y ago
Does DragonDictate still work if you switch users? If so, you could encrypt your home directory, add a second user, and set OSX to auto-login to that user (and auto-launch DragonDictate).
If not, I think your best bet is a Bluetooth solution or some hardware token. For instance, an Arduino or Teensy ($20) programmed with your login/master password, and with a small microphone connected would be able to respond to certain voice commands and act as a regular USB keyboard, typing in your pass phrase.
You could also have some software on the Mac to automatically lock the screen or shutdown the computer if the Arduino is removed.
- ericfranklin 13y agoIf you are already logged in to an account with Dragon running, will it let you dictate into system password boxes (OS X Dictation does not when I tried it)? If so, having the computer auto-login on boot to a secondary account should accomplish what you need. Then dictate your password into the Fast user switching box. Otherwise, user switching can also be activated with Automator or Terminal. OS X Dictation will type into a password prompt in Terminal, so a script might be able to switch to your account with password dictation (or with your password stored in the script, if you trust that). When done in your secure account, just run another script or reboot to switch back to the secondary account. Here are some example scripts: http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20110813074611411 http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=2011081307461141...
- escapologybb 13y agoThis is an excellent idea and something I'm going to implement immediately! It will certainly give me a level of security whilst I look at some hardware solutions, thanks :-)