PAM Duress – Alternate passwords for panic situations

Re:PAM Duress – Alternate passwords for panic situations by drexlspivey on Sunday August 22, 2021 @05:08PM (#28269626)

So in the UK they can put you in prison for life without being charged or found guilty of any crime unless “they believe you”? Any source on that?

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Re:PAM Duress – Alternate passwords for panic situations by zelse on Monday August 23, 2021 @12:07AM (#28272242)

It's a theoretical thing under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, IIR. It hasn't been tested. In practice under the law it'd probably be a stretch under a sensible judiciary since you can't prove a negative and thus can't prove you don't know something.

In a number of countries there is a defined offense, like in Australia if they don't believe you they can jail you for six months under the Cybercrime Act, 2001, or possibly 2 years (failure to obey a court order under the Crimes Act, 1914).

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Re:PAM Duress – Alternate passwords for panic situations by macintux on Sunday August 22, 2021 @08:43PM (#28271172)

A story from the US:

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/04/28/suspect-who-wont...

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