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- From: rosenthl@faith.mcc.com (Doug Rosenthal)
- Subject: Re: Window watching programs
- Message-ID: <1992Nov9.163127.1687@mcc.com>
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- Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 16:31:27 GMT
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- > Scott> I have recently come across a program on the net that will allow
- > Scott> a user to continuously monitor a window (including the root
- > Scott> window) on another machine. The disturbing part of it is that
- > Scott> you seem to be able to do this to any machine without even
- > Scott> having an account on it or having to set up permission to do so
- > Scott> with xhost. Is there a way to protect a machine from people
- > Scott> using such programs? If so, how?
- >
- > Note that just using xhost/xauth won't do it all, if you're on a Sun.
- > You also need to set up /etc/fbtab (see fbtab(5)) so that raw access to
- > the frame buffer is blocked out.
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- Will use of the xterm "secure keyboard" option take care of the situation Scott
- describes, at least for a given window?
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