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> So, didn't it make that security claim irrelevant because each window can access the screen? No, because these APIs allow the user to audit the requests and
by kevincox 6y ago
> So, didn't it make that security claim irrelevant because each window can access the screen?
No, because these APIs allow the user to audit the requests and allow or deny. You could have a default-allow policy and get back to the X security but most implementations ask you to confirm first.
- varbhat 6y agoOk. Thanks for the Information. But,last time i tried Wayland (sway to be specific) , it didn't ask me to allow/deny ,ie, no audit was present.
- kevincox 6y agoIt is up to your compositor. Some just allow everything (like X)
- PurpleFoxy 6y agoIt’s more of a future feature. Until we have most things sandboxed with SELinux there isn’t a whole lot of point adding a permissions dialog. But all of this work pays off in the future when Linux can match macOS in security.