Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 13:35:10 -0400 (EDT) From: Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> To: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Multiple userids, one user Message-ID: <200010031735.NAA42007@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1001001095522.53359A-100000@fledge.watson.org> References: <200010010526.BAA12242@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1001001095522.53359A-100000@fledge.watson.org>
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<<On Sun, 1 Oct 2000 10:01:51 -0400 (EDT), Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.ORG> said: > providing the application with unfettered access to your X display does a I don't. The insecure applications run under a completely separate X server. Barring any gaping security holes in the X server, there is no way for these applications (netscape specifically) to communicate with those running in the more-trustworthy domain. -GAWollman -- Garrett A. Wollman | O Siem / We are all family / O Siem / We're all the same wollman@lcs.mit.edu | O Siem / The fires of freedom Opinions not those of| Dance in the burning flame MIT, LCS, CRS, or NSA| - Susan Aglukark and Chad Irschick To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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