BSD tty security, part 3: How to Fix It

[Steven Bellovin]

In article <19323 at rpp386.cactus.org>, jfh at rpp386.cactus.org (John F Haugh II) writes:
> AT&T, in their SV/MLS system, supports 3 different SAK mechanisms for
> the 630 MTG terminal.  They are 1) power cycling, 2) <CTRL><BREAK>
> and 3) <SHIFT><CTRL><ESC>.  I'd wager that the hardware guys prefer
> you don't power cycle because of the stress that places on the
> hardware compared to a simple keystroke sequence.  [ I'm sure the
> customers would prefer the system not nuke everything in sight. ]

Umm -- ctrl-BREAK drops DTR, which is one solution already suggested.
And ctrl-shift-ESC on the 630 is the reset sequence, which not only
drops DTR, but also wipes the program cache, the font cache, etc.,
on the terminal.  In other words, it's the software equivalent of
power-cycling...