commit bd069b08c5fe4fea3c78f6991a849b19ed40cbe0
Author: FRIGN <d...@frign.de>
AuthorDate: Wed Sep 28 20:20:51 2016 +0200
Commit: Markus Teich <markus.te...@stusta.mhn.de>
CommitDate: Wed Sep 28 22:01:58 2016 +0200
Add a section on security considerations
The section on security considerations sheds some light on the problems
that we
can't solve within slock but which the user has to solve in his X
configuration.
diff --git a/slock.1 b/slock.1
index 2b2b7c8..82cdcd6 100644
--- a/slock.1
+++ b/slock.1
@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@ is executed after the screen has been locked.
.It Fl v
Print version information to stdout and exit.
.El
+.Sh SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
+To make sure a locked screen can not be bypassed by switching VTs
+or killing the X server with Ctrl+Alt+Backspace, it is recommended
+to disable both in
+.Xr xorg.conf 5
+for maximum security:
+.Bd -literal -offset left
+Section "ServerFlags"
+ Option "DontVTSwitch" "True"
+ Option "DontZap" "True"
+EndSection
+.Ed
.Sh EXAMPLES
$
.Nm
