Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 07:26:42 HST From: knowtree@aloha.com To: freebsd gnome <freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: end-user whines about 2.10 Message-ID: <200503311726.j2VHQgQ17622@yoda.pixi.com>
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> From: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> > Subject: Re: end-user whines about 2.10 I used to use ssh to do that and it worked really well. From the ssh man page: =-=-=-=-= X11 and TCP forwarding If the ForwardX11 variable is set to ``yes'' (or, see the description of the -X and -x options described later) and the user is using X11 (the DISPLAY environment variable is set), the connection to the X11 display is automatically forwarded to the remote side in such a way that any X11 programs started from the shell (or command) will go through the encrypted channel, and the connection to the real X server will be made from the local machine. The user should not manually set DISPLAY. For- warding of X11 connections can be configured on the command line or in configuration files. Take note that X11 forwarding can represent a secu- rity hazard. =-=-=-=-= I believe the security issue is that if you allow your remote system to attach to your local X display, other systems can, too. Anyone else care to comment on that? Gary Dunn knowtree@aloha.com Honolulu
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