Random tidbit: back when Mac OS X first mapped these bindings to Cocoa, it became possible to use them for evil -- to exploit OS X to grant access it wasn't supposed to. [1]
For example if you had a screensaver with a password prompt, you could type some characters, then:
1. ctrl-a
2. ctrl-k
3. ctrl-y
...repeat steps 1-3 several times and hit enter.
The screensaver would crash to desktop, or on the logon prompt, you'd crash to the console mode available by entering >console as a username.
For example if you had a screensaver with a password prompt, you could type some characters, then: 1. ctrl-a 2. ctrl-k 3. ctrl-y ...repeat steps 1-3 several times and hit enter.
The screensaver would crash to desktop, or on the logon prompt, you'd crash to the console mode available by entering >console as a username.
I think these were largely patched by 10.3.0.[2]
[1] https://www.cnet.com/news/mac-os-x-screensaver-security-cras... [2] https://apple.slashdot.org/story/03/07/05/187203/screensaver...