DUH! Forgot to cc the list :-O
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Dumas Patrice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: a safe X terminal
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dumas Patrice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 11:53 AM
> Subject: a safe X terminal
>
>
> > Hi,
> > I would like to setup some X terminals, with redhat 7.0. But I also
would
> like
> > to have a good security. So, I would like an encrypted connection
between
> the X
> > terminals and the application server, such that a sniffer can't get the
> > passwords for example, and also a reasonable security for allowing only
> some
> > clients to connect.
> >
> > I have read a lot of things about XDMPC, but it seems it can't be really
> > secured.
> > I have also read some things about ssh and tcp forwarding, but it seems
> that it
> > isn't possible with it to emulate an X terminal setup.
>
> I don't know why you can't run X through SSH, but if you can't, you might
> want to consider Virtual Network Computing's VNC client/server.
>
> This is a remote graphical client that can access a graphical desktop on a
> remote machine. The server runs like an X server, and the client can be
> UNIX, Windows, or ANY OTHER OS by using a java client in a web browser.
>
> Other advantages are that the session is stateless. This means I can log
on
> to my Linux box on one machine, log off and go to another machine, and
pick
> up right where I left off, even in mid-command.
>
> I use it all the time at work, to access my Linux box from my Windows
> machine. The only problem I have noticed is that ZoneAlarm slows it to a
> crawl, and I haven't figured out what causes it yet (or more importantly,
> what will fix it.)
>
> If you're interested, here is a link that explains how to use VNC with SSH
I
> haven't done it myself, but it looks pretty straightforward:
>
> http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/sshvnc.html
>
> Rich Cloutier
> SYSTEM SUPPORT SERVICES
> www.sysupport.com
>
>
>
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