Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:35:17 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome <freebsd@meijome.net> To: FreeBSD Questions ML <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: xauth trusted vs ssh -X -Y Message-ID: <20070628023517.5dab6a74@localhost>
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Hi list :)
is either of
1) having a host added to .Xauthority as trusted, and then doing "ssh -X usr@host cmd"
2) ssh -X -Y user@host cmd
inherintly less secure than the other? (or more prone to becoming an attack vector to MY local computer?
thanks!
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