SURVEY OF OPERATING SYSTEMS
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Author: Holcombe
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Chapter 2, Problem 1EQ
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Requirement of security in automatic login:
Automatic login represents the action where password to unlock the system is automatically displayed but it is hidden, and characters of password are not displayed. User can set auto login option to computer.
- The user sets such option once and password is displayed during every login in the computer.
- Such option allows computer to start quickly and reduces user work.
- There are some reasons where such option is good but it is not secure.
- The computers that contain confidential information and the government agencies should avoid using this option. Because, it requires high level of security.
- There are several steps to set up automatic system login depending on the type of
operating system installed in computer...
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SURVEY OF OPERATING SYSTEMS
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