[Techtalk] Security Issue:disallowing external access to X windows

[Jeff Dike]

jockgrrl at austin.rr.com said:
> ... unless the person knows how to use the "ftp" or "cp" commands. In
> which case they just bring their own binaries with them.

Yeah, good point.

> My ipchains rule firewalls ports 6000 thru some other number (which is
> bigger than need be) on my external, cable-modem connected, interface.

Are they firewalling local access to ports 6000 and up?  Because an ssh tunnel
accesses them locally, and pipes them across to port 22 on the remote system.

				Jeff