[Pcsclite-muscle] [PATCH] pcsc-lite & polkit: allow auth_admin

[Ludovic Rousseau]

2014-12-04 9:36 GMT+01:00 Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos <nmav at redhat.com>:
> ----- Original Message -----
>
>> Possible problem: If the authorization agent is present and active,
>> polkit_authority_check_authorization_sync() could take a long time (the
>> time of users' response). If the next request comes in the same time, it
>> is postponed until the previous one is handled. (Actions done by root
>> are not postponed.)
>
> Indeed, and that is the reason it is disabled. I found that unacceptable for
> a server that can serve multiple requests. A client can always authenticate
> as admin using su, and then use pcscd.

Should I revert the patch?

I do not use PolKit myself. Maybe I should.

Bye

-- 
 Dr. Ludovic Rousseau