alt Hacker NewsMacOS X prompted users for their passwords in 2001.
Microsoft's implementation was (twenty years later still is) a joke because it prompted users to hit enter or click a button.
MacOS X prompted users for their passwords in 2001.
Microsoft's implementation was (twenty years later still is) a joke because it prompted users to hit enter or click a button.
Microsoft's Secure Desktop feature is actually incredibly well designed, and provides strong protect against fraudulent prompts or prompt interception attacks.