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Re: Writing to /etc/ from a "privileged" UI



On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 10:05:40PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote:
> Not at the same time, but someone might allow a user of a laptop to
> access their WLAN, but neither accept that an other user of the laptop
> should be able to use the same network without asking, nor that the keys
> be written in a system-wide configuration file.

Sorry but if you alternate physical possession of a laptop with someone whom
you suspect of being hostile, no files are secure as long as they're stored
on that laptop.

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