[tlug] Securing X-Window Protocol (was Kurobox and VNC)

[Jim <jep200404@example.com>]

Ian Wells wrote:

>     xterm -display remote-machine:0
> 
> ?  More efficient on network and Kurobox memory (though possibly less
> secure, I know little about X security nowadays).

Ssh can handle securely transport the X protocol. 

When I ssh from an X-window console (such as xterm or konsole) 
to a remote machine, when I execute on the remote machine: 

   xterm

an xterm window for the remote machine pops up on my local X-Window 
desktop. This capability is native to ssh and can be enabled or 
disabled in its configuration. I usually don't bother for xterm, 
but it's very handy for things like browsers and k3b. I haven't 
tried using it for a window or desktop manager.