Rob Hudson wrote:

> For a production server, is this something you'd want to be careful
> about?  Does forwarding X11 open any security concerns?

I agree with Cory's answer, but with one exception.

Anyone with superuser privilege on the remote machine can gain access
to your desktop and read your screen and keyboard.

That doesn't affect the security of the server, but it obviously does
affect the desktop's security.

So only forward X11 to hosts at least as secure as your workstation.

-- 
Bob Miller                              K<bob>
kbobsoft software consulting
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