Alpha managers HELP!
I have a small problem with X security. We have a campus full of PC's
that can attach via DEC Excursions to our Alpha 3000 running DU 4.0 for X
applications.
A few days ago I caught a "hacker" running xkeys on the system to
capture key presses from ANY X display. I tested this program and it does
work, even though I beleve (key word here) that we have MIT-COOKIES
running for security configuration.
THE QUESTION: How can I prevent xkeys from working? What do I check for
configuration of the security on the Excursions and on DU 4.0 to make sure
that X is secure from Xkeys? Xkeys is a very easy program to run and it
WILL get passwords from keypresses if you look long enough. (su's are the
worst, hence the worry here).
THANKS in advance for any help or suggestions regarding this matter!
( I need to learn a little more about how X works ...)
Joel Caven
DEC Systems Administrator, Milwaukee School of Engineering.
Broadcast Engineer, WMSE Radio/Milwaukee.
Computer Engineering student, Milwaukee School of Engineering.
E-mail: caven_at_msoe.edu
P.O. Box 93506
Milwaukee, WI 53203
Received on Wed Oct 23 1996 - 18:07:34 NZDT