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Re: [opensuse] Krdc-Krfb KDE4 authentication problem
- From: Anders Johansson <ajh@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 22:02:37 +0200
- Message-id: <200805142202.37234.ajh@xxxxxxxxxx>
On Wednesday 14 May 2008 21:57:59 John Andersen wrote:
One known: the password is transmitted in clear text, and so is the whole
connection, which means if you su to root (for example), the root password is
easily read by anyone with access to a router along the way
NX is better for going across the internet, since it's tunneled over ssh.
Normal vnc is really only for a local LAN
Anders
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Since its password protected with no known vulnerabilities in the wild
the risk is rather minimal.
One known: the password is transmitted in clear text, and so is the whole
connection, which means if you su to root (for example), the root password is
easily read by anyone with access to a router along the way
NX is better for going across the internet, since it's tunneled over ssh.
Normal vnc is really only for a local LAN
Anders
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