I recently discussed, with a coworker, the feasibility of changing a logged on user’s desktop wallpaper remotely. It was an interesting problem with quite a number of challenges. The Win32 security model is very complex and I had to jump through a lot of hoops for what I thought would be a fairly simple task. Overall it was a very enlightening experience but I did learn a new appreciation for seteuid(0).
Tag: Security
There are times when I need to use my Common Access Card at home. Being a Linux user, I figured this would be challenging to configure. It took a few hours of trying different packages and directions, but I finally have it working. Considering the process isn’t entirely straightforward, I thought it’d be good to document the steps here.
So I was trying to read a document on my computer at work today, while making notes on a piece of paper. But every five minutes the screensaver would activate, causing me to stop writing, type my password, and find my place in the document again. Needless to say it was quite annoying.
