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[deleted former mummery after five-minute fact-check] Unfortunately, the documentation on -X and -Y is awfully confusing. On a casual read, it looks like -Y i
by rst 16y ago
[deleted former mummery after five-minute fact-check]
Unfortunately, the documentation on -X and -Y is awfully confusing. On a casual read, it looks like -Y is less safe, since practically the only thing the docs for -Y say is that forwarded connections are "not subjected to X11 SECURITY extension controls"...
- tedunangst 16y agoYou were apparently more right the first time. -X establishes an untrusted connection, subject to limitations. -Y says "trust me, no limits". -Y is the less safe option.