Re: Still Stuck on the Most FAQ
Re: Still Stuck on the Most FAQ
- Subject: Re: Still Stuck on the Most FAQ
- From: David Brown <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 10:24:32 -0800
On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 01:50:31PM -0800, Rich Cook wrote:
> Actually, ssh-X it is now working properly. I don't know what I was
> doing wrong, but it now works. I can say that DISPLAY gets set on the
> remote host if I use ssh -X. However, I definitely prefer my
> jiggery-pokery, which is known as "xauth." :-) It's faster than -X by
> far. This was just a test to see if ssh -X works for me.
The difference being that with ssh -X, all of your X traffic is
encrypted. By connecting directly and using xauth, someone snooping the
network could observe everything you do in the X connection, including
watching keypresses when you type passwords.
Dave Brown
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