Turn removable media into a login "key".

Safer Workstation 1.0.1

Safer Workstation will turn your removable media device (iPod or thumb drive, for example) into a "key" for your login. Eject the drive from your system, and Safer Workstation will automatically log out the current user. If the user logs in without the "key" attached, Safer Workstation will log them back out.

http://www.pariahware.com/saferworkstation.shtml

Buy ($20.00) / Download (2.7 MB)

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Popularity	Download	Avg. User Rating	Overall
Popularity	3%	-67%	-36%

Downloads:	44 / 2 (total / last month)
Released:	06-01-2005
Language:	English
Platform:	Mac OS X
Requirements:	-
Install:	Install and Uninstall

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JESUSJERKER (29-Dec-2005 18:39:47 GMT)

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Your work Mac most likely has SSH login enabled, because you probably need it.

Applications like this give a false sense of security, and should not be listed, let alone for sale.

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dozx (29-Dec-2005 18:38:02 GMT)

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I broke into my own machine within seconds... it's not even sad it's a joke.

You'll notice an app icon launch in your dock several seconds after login right click or control click it and select show in finder. then simply move helper.app to the trash next time you log in it will no longer log you out.

Very FALSE security I feel bad for people that think this is security.

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bad_support (25-Nov-2005 16:49:02 GMT)

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No deep info on website or in the documentation included with the program. What happens if you tie to one device and the device is stolen, are you permanently locked out of your own computer? Is there no authorized user back door or override? Is it compatible with FileVault and Open Firmware Password?

Too many unanswered questions for now.

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conneNt (26-Oct-2005 16:40:50 GMT)

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The idea is interesting, the implementation is not.

1. Before being logout, there is a long delay (1 minute maybe) which allowed me to find how it was working.

2. The protection can be removed by deleting the Safer Workstation application or just renaming/moving it as the crontab is using an absolute path name.

3. The protection can be removed by deleting the crontab which is added.

4. The logout can be canceled by running a terminal as root or an application which refuses to quit on logout.

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olliedog (18-Oct-2005 12:24:23 GMT)

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Great idea, although it would be better if removal of the drive locked the screen, or if that were at least an option, and required the drive to be reinserted to unlock it.

Even as it stands now, it doesn't work very well, at least it didn't for me. It did not find my iPod, only my USB flash drive. Removing the drive does not log me out. And "Untie"? Yeah, that doesn't seem to work either, no matter how many times I do it. I hope I can find some way to get rid of this thing.

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