[Leaplist] Mouse Jiggler -was- Debian Password

[Bob Foxworth]

> I installed recently installed Debian on a 32 bit machine and it
demands
> a "Password" to reenter the programs even if the machine is left alone
> for even a short period of time.
> To me this is above and beyond security requirements

Sounds like you need the Mouse Jiggler

www.wiebetech.com/products/MouseJiggler.php

This is a small USB stick with a circuit that puts a little
impulse on the mouse bus 2x per second, to keep
the screen saver from ever activating. It is marketed
to forensics examiners, to put into a seized machine
that is the running state, to keep password protected
screen savers from coming on. They cost about $25
and yes I have one (but I got mine at TechnoSecurity
conference in June)

The flip side is that the screen is always lit, so I have
a screen up (using CentOS) with a full sized terminal
window that is all black, that I can switch to.

- Bob Foxworth