Subject: Re: "BSD Authentication"
To: UNIX hacker and security officer <greywolf@starwolf.starwolf.com>
From: Dave Sainty <dave@dtsp.co.nz>
List: current-users
Date: 11/24/1998 21:44:11
UNIX hacker and security officer writes:

> 2)  You should be able to unlock a screensaver with the root password!
> 	(Otherwise a screensaver could be considered DoS.)   Or you should
> 	be allowed to use your own password without having to type it in
> 	(that's antiquated, you've got to admit).

Heh, I can't think of an easier way to grab a sites root password. :)

Come to think of it, NT does just this....  How funny...