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Possible to use a flash drive to unlock a Mac after waking from sleep?
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MadanKnightRyukendo
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Aug 30, 2008, 07:45 PM
 
But is there any way to set up a flash drive to unlock a PowerBook G4 running 10.4.11 after sleep instead of a password? It's nothing really important, but I figured it could be something interesting to try, if possible.

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Aug 31, 2008, 12:38 AM
 
No, a flash drive can not substitute entering a password.

It could be technically feasible to program a screensaver that unlocks with an inserted flash drive, but that's not supported by OS X.

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Sep 2, 2008, 04:33 PM
 
Originally Posted by turtle777 View Post
No, a flash drive can not substitute entering a password.

It could be technically feasible to program a screensaver that unlocks with an inserted flash drive, but that's not supported by OS X.

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http://www.rohos.com/mac-os-x/
     
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Sep 2, 2008, 09:06 PM
 
Originally Posted by King Bob On The Cob View Post
Like this?

http://www.rohos.com/mac-os-x/
Oh look, a third party app. I would have never thought it was possible



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