Security: gnome-screensaver VS. switch user

[Colin Law]

On 13 February 2011 20:26, erikmccaskey64 <erikmccaskey64 at zoho.com> wrote:
>
> People "usually" suspend their laptop, so that they can continue their work
> when they open the laptop. OK!
> Two choices [GNOME]:
> 1 - Menu -> Shut Down -> Suspend
> in this case, the gnome-screensaver locks the PC. but the gnome-screensaver
> is just a "normal process", and it could be killed e.g.:
> http://securitytube.net/USB-Autorun-attacks-against-Linux-at-Shmoocon-2011-video.aspx
> or using any method [video was just an example!!].

Are you suggesting that if the screensaver were killed then one would
not have to enter password before continuing?  I doubt if that is
true.  It would be easy enough to check by connecting via ssh and
killing the screensaver.

Colin

>
>
> 2 - Menu -> Log out -> Switch user -> Suspend
> in this case, the GDM [???] protects the user [i mean it locks the PC from
> other users]
>
> Which one is more secure/safer?
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