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Add a section on security considerations
authorFRIGN <dev@frign.de>
Wed, 28 Sep 2016 18:20:51 +0000 (20:20 +0200)
committerMarkus Teich <markus.teich@stusta.mhn.de>
Wed, 28 Sep 2016 20:01:58 +0000 (22:01 +0200)
The section on security considerations sheds some light on the problems that we
can't solve within slock but which the user has to solve in his X configuration.

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@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@ is executed after the screen has been locked.
 .It Fl v
 Print version information to stdout and exit.
 .El
+.Sh SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
+To make sure a locked screen can not be bypassed by switching VTs
+or killing the X server with Ctrl+Alt+Backspace, it is recommended
+to disable both in
+.Xr xorg.conf 5
+for maximum security:
+.Bd -literal -offset left
+Section "ServerFlags"
+       Option "DontVTSwitch" "True"
+       Option "DontZap"      "True"
+EndSection
+.Ed
 .Sh EXAMPLES
 $
 .Nm