Re: X-windows security in Gnome

[Brian Cameron <Brian Cameron Sun COM>]

Owen:

> IMO, it would be safe to assume that 99% of people working on
> X servers, don't understand XSecurity, so XSecurity has probably
> bit-rotted on 99% of X servers.
> 
> As Jim says, if you want to be secure, secure your display.

Jim also says (regarding using "xhost +"):

   One response is "don't do that"; but that is a bit of a cop-out, IMHO.

Brian