Re: [Tails-dev] Disabling suspend on lid close? (#11502)

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Uudet otsikot: Re: [Tails-dev] Disabling suspend on lid close? (#11052)
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> Hi,
>
> 2. While the system is suspended, one cannot trigger the emergency
>    shutdown procedure simply by unplugging the boot medium. The user
>    has to first wake up the system, for example by opening the lid,
>    before unplugging the boot medium. This might violate some
>    users' expectations.

>
>    → Now that we added a suspend button, as decided during the very
>    same discussion as the one that decided to disable "suspend on lid
>    close", we're exposing more users to the exact same threat. I don't
>    understand why it's more problematic to do so on lid close than
>    when suspending via that newly added button.


Just an outsider opinion:

When suspending works only via the button a user has the choice of
closing the lid and not suspending the device. This choice is currently
not available.

Leaving aside the question of what would be the most reasonable default
there should at least be an option for choosing the more secure behavior.

Almost all hardware that Tails currently runs on is after all
susceptible to cold boot attacks.


Thank you all for the great work you've been doing,


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