Talk:Using SSH

I'm not sure why this happens, but with my firefox the page is way over the width on my 1600x1200 monitor. I't probably because long italic texts or something, but hopefully someone knows why and fixes the problem. Streg 09:43, Mar 7, 2004 (EST)

Should be fixed now, I did a spell check and it ruined the  tag, which I subsequently restored. Bj�rn 09:48, Mar 7, 2004 (EST)

Yes, it works now. It's great that the problem is not with my browser =) Streg 09:50, Mar 7, 2004 (EST)

ssh -Y: Do you mean: "You should use -X instead?"
The article reads: "In recent openSSH, there is also ssh -Y (or the option "ForwardX11Trusted yes") . This enables 'trusted' X11 forwarding. This used to be the default with older versions, but because of a potential security vulnerability (which allowed other X11 clients to 'sniff' or alter data from the remote client) this was changed. Most people won't need to bother with this option and should stick with the default."

Just to make sure I understand right, you mean to say:

"ssh -Y uses "trusted" X11 forwarding. It's insecure, there's a security hole in it. It's better to use -X, because it's secure: nobody can snoop, nobody can interfere."

Specificly, the line "Most people won't need to bother with this option and should stick with the default" is confusing, if you are like me, and don't understand this. By "default," do you mean "you shouldn't be forwarding X11?" Or do you mean, "you should be using -X"?

LionKimbro
 * The latter. Use '-X' and forget about '-Y'. I said 'default' because it can be set/overriden in the config file, which would make -X behave as -Y does. --Jor 06:13, Feb 9, 2005 (EST)