Re: Wayland Is Coming

On Mon, 13 May 2024 22:58:44 -0000 (UTC)
Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

On Mon, 13 May 2024 11:08:14 -0000 (UTC), Muttley wrote:
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FFS man, you know perfectly well I'm talking about remote processes on
another machine.

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So was I. On a machine whose Linux kernel you presumably trust, even if
you don’t necessarily trust other users on that machine.

Trusting the kernel is irrelevant. How do you know the remote client
connecting to you isn't hacked or rewritten?

Unix sockets can't connect over TCP and once
you're on another machine spoofing is technically simple.

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Each end enforces its filesystem protections. SSH provides the secure
connection between them. Every part is secure, and the combination is
secure. It’s that simple.

*sigh* You have no idea about security.