RE: FW: Keyboard Locking/Invisible Screensaver

From: Sanjiv Menezes (sanj_at_sliq.com)
Date: 07/09/03

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    Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2003 11:58:38 -0400
To: 'Pogue' <pogue@rokus.net>, builder173@hotmail.com

    There is another way of doing this. This may be used on top of this screen
    saver, in order to disable ctl-alt-del, alt-tab etc., usually you have to
    rewrite gina.dll which is messy. There is a cool way of doing it by
    remapping keys that I use on XP embedded set top boxes that is described in
    this slightly broken article:

    http://www.northcode.com/resources/articles/01/kiosk.html

    You can set up one .reg file to disable system keys and another one to
    re-enable them. Lots of applications for this cool little hack.

    Sanj

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Pogue [mailto:pogue@rokus.net]
    Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 4:10 AM
    To: builder173@hotmail.com
    Cc: focus-ms@securityfocus.com
    Subject: Re: FW: Keyboard Locking/Invisible Screensaver

    http://www.customcomputerhaven.com/freedownloads.html

    Fourth or fifth one down.

    Zip file contains "clear.scr" - which allows you check "On resume, password

    protect"

    We use it for never-ending looping PowerPoint show (.pps) files in public
    areas.

    HTH.
    Pogue.

    >
    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Bob the Builder [mailto:builder173@hotmail.com]
    > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 6:00 AM
    > To: focus-ms@securityfocus.com
    > Subject: Keyboard Locking/Invisible Screensaver
    >
    > Hi,
    > I have a scenario where I want to put a system display clearly
    > visible in an
    >
    > open-access area. The machine, keyboard and mouse driving the
    > display will be physically secure but just to be belt and braces
    > about it if someone gains access to the keyboard and mouse I don't
    > want them to be able to access the system without first passing some
    > sort of authentication test.
    >
    > The ideal thing would seem to be a screensaver which just displays
    > the desktop including any changes which occur. Then if someone were
    > to interfere
    >
    > with the system the screen would just go to the windows 2000 system
    > locked screen. Of course I am sure that there are other adequate
    > solutions and I would be grateful for anything people have heard of.
    >
    > Cheers,
    >
    > Bob
    >
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