Re: [tlug] VNC and security

[Edward Middleton <edward@example.com>]

Dave M G wrote:
> TLUG,
>
> Recently, I've been using VNC to collaborate on PHP coding. For those
> who might be unfamiliar with VNC (though I'm sure almost all of you
> are), VNC allows people to log into a machine over the internet and
> see the desktop and use the mouse as if they were in front of the
> machine themselves.
>
> I always manually turn on the VNC server on my machine to allow the
> other person to see my desktop before each session. And, at the end of
> each session, I close the remote desktop access.

Sorry, just to clarify, are you using an ssh tunnel to connect to VNC? 
I was under the impression it was completely insecure if your weren't
using tunneling.

Edward