google/xsecurelock
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X11 screen lock utility with security in mind
17 mentions on Hacker News by 15 people: 2 stories, 15 comments · first 2014-07-01 · latest 2026-03-21
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Perhaps you'd enjoy something like the xsecurelock prompts? https://github.com/google/xsecurelock
comment by 5-0 · 2026-03-21 · in Ubuntu 26.04 Ends 46 Years of Silent sudo Passwords -
…just an ok UX improvement that could be slightly better at retaining the sense of security. [^0]: https://github.com/google/xsecurelock#options
comment by dietr1ch · 2026-03-21 · in Ubuntu 26.04 Ends 46 Years of Silent sudo Passwords -
xsecurelock[ https://github.com/google/xsecurelock ] has a few variants on this.
comment by _emacsomancer_ · 2023-08-29 · in Keystroke timing obfuscation added to ssh(1) -
Anyone here use https://github.com/google/xsecurelock ? I found it while going through reddit.com/r/unixporn and looking at other peoples tiling window manager setups.
comment by wesapien · 2023-07-14 · in Cool, but obscure X11 tools (2019) -
I used to run a very minimal desktop (cwm+rofi) what I used for screensaver was this : https://github.com/google/xsecurelock
comment by CTOSian · 2021-08-30 · in Ask HN: Linux Desktop Environment with Taskbar? -
…should be okay, there is no virtual keyboard. There is also xsecurelock [1] by Google. [1] https://github.com/google/xsecurelock
comment by tux · 2021-01-20 · in Kids find a security flaw in Linux Mint by mashing keys -
…XSecureLock. Its entire focus is on preventing issues like this with modularity and redundancy. https://github.com/google/xsecurelock
comment by j-james · 2021-01-20 · in Kids find a security flaw in Linux Mint by mashing keys -
> that will reload it unless XSS exits with code 0 or something Sort of what https://github.com/google/xsecurelock recommends doing. Also, xsecurelock doesn't run the input and PAM auth in the same process as the lock, making input bugs (…
comment by Liskni_si · 2021-01-18 · in Jwz: I told you so, 2021 edition -
Alternative for screen locking on Linux https://github.com/google/xsecurelock
comment by muth02446 · 2021-01-16 · in Jwz: I told you so, 2021 edition -
…a lock file descriptor to xsecurelock and waits for it to be closed before allowing the suspend. https://github.com/google/xsecurelock#automatic-locking
comment by NieDzejkob · 2020-11-11 · in How to get root on Ubuntu 20.04 by pretending nobody’s /home -
…of those, although I'm not sure if it fixes (or can fix) the restore-ram type bug you detailed. https://github.com/google/xsecurelock
comment by j-james · 2020-11-11 · in How to get root on Ubuntu 20.04 by pretending nobody’s /home -
…more people, bring them on board, and/or just to get stuff done. Anyway - enough soapboxing. https://github.com/google/xsecurelock
comment by spease · 2020-04-01 · in X11 screen locking: a secure and modular approach -
…and for other reasons) but please make sure you know the details of this if you still use Xorg. [0] https://github.com/google/xsecurelock#known-security-issues
comment by cycloptic · 2020-03-31 · in X11 screen locking: a secure and modular approach -
…Studio [1] and I've got myself a pretty rad looking screensaver (with minimal effort). [0] https://github.com/google/xsecurelock [1] https://www.behance.net/gallery/26009421/AVENGERS-Age-of-Ult...
comment by skeuomorf · 2015-06-08 · in Pixel City – Procedurally generated city (2009) [video] -
…until you've unlocked it. This avoids all of the problems with X-based lockers, some hinted at on https://github.com/google/xsecurelock#security-design (Note: don't sudo vlock -sna if you haven't set a root password, add yourself to the…
comment by ivank · 2014-09-21 · in One Thing Well – A weblog about simple, useful software