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Idea
#5684: Login using a smart card
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Written by Eldmannen the 25 Mar 08 at 13:18.
Category: Security.
Related to:
Nothing/Others.
Status: New
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Description
I would like to be able to login to Ubuntu using a smart card.
Smart cards includes a crypto-chip. It is used in secure computing such as ATM.
It would be great for government agencies, military and other places that need high security.
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yoman82 wrote on the 25 Mar 08 at 15:06
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I think you should have to enable this or download it separately. The average user doesn't need it, and its feature bloat.
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 droetker (Moderator) wrote on the 25 Mar 08 at 20:34
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surely not per default, but it should be possible.
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andruk wrote on the 26 Mar 08 at 04:05
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Seconded that this should not be default, but should be in the official repos (not just the universe).
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Auzy wrote on the 26 Mar 08 at 07:55
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Feature bloat?
How? You guys do realise that the best way to implement this is by having a modular authentication system. And this would be implemented as a module. Which would be disabled from loading if it hasn't been set up (so no overheads). And if coded properly, it wouldn't even get in the way.
And I don't honestly see how the 1mb size or even 5mb size would use up much harddisk. Harddisks are cheap. 80GB is the minimum laptop HDD you can buy these days. Minimum for desktops would probably be 250GB. And you guys are worried about 5MB of your precious HDD being used up.
"Feature bloat" means you have many features. Use Xubuntu if 5MB matters. This feature is unlikely to have any real impact on speed. But yes, I guess it could be available as a "alternative authentication methods" package or something.
Along with this, other modules would be fingerprint scanner, and all that. Actually, I think the framework to do all this has been implemented. Smart card support probably exists, just needs integration
My only concern is I think this is a dupe of a more flexible idea.
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cisforcojo wrote on the 28 Mar 08 at 17:56
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I disagree w Auzy's feature bloat comment. Just because people can AFFORD extra space, that doesn't mean you should use it. No one likes seeing big files sizes and we still need to think of LiveCD constraints.
That being said, I doubt this would take up much space at all and is a good idea. I believe people should be MUCH more security-conscious. It's easy to not care until your credit card is stolen.
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