Secure remote in X11 is a bag on the side that requires work and integration. SSH has to explicitly transport it for you, carefully setting it up the right way.

Secure remote in X11 is a bag on the side that requires work and integration. SSH has to explicitly transport it for you, carefully setting it up the right way. Even worse, SSH has to meddle with X11 internals to prevent your desktop session being trivially pwned by the remote.