Re: Security Implications of running startx from command line - was Re: Startx: was Great Debian experience
On 20/03/14 13:48, Steve Litt of Troubleshooters.Com wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Mar 2014 12:44:21 +1100
> Zenaan Harkness <zen@freedbms.net> wrote:
>
>>> Yeah, when making a machine for a less technical or less
>>> command-prompt comfortable person, I like to have it boot into GUI
>>> via the desktop manager. But when setting it up for myself or for
>>> people technically sharp enough to log in and then type
>>> "startx" (and people you can trust with the command prompt), I like
>>> to boot to the command prompt.
>>
>> When logging in at the Linux console (on current kernels at least),
>> then running startx, there is a security problem:
>>
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>
> Of course, if a badguy has physical access, then you're pretty much
> screwed anyway:
Yes. And no.
Contrary to "popular" "belief" - if someone has physical access it's
*not* "game over".
The plural of anecdote is not fact, possible != probable, and probable
!= certain. :)
If someone breaks into your house they could break into your safe. It's
not reason to not have a safe.
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Kind regards
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