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We describe our work in progress aimed at implementing a multi-hat PDA. Our current prototype is based on SELinux and KDE and accepts a proximity token, in the form of a Bluetooth cellphone, as an alternative authentication method. We analyse in detail the suitability of several alternatives for the graphical environment and underlying OS and we discuss a variety of interesting implementation issues that arose during development.
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Johnson, M., Stajano, F. (2007). Implementing a Multi-hat PDA. In: Christianson, B., Crispo, B., Malcolm, J.A., Roe, M. (eds) Security Protocols. Security Protocols 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4631. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77156-2_37
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