Re: root "login" xterm to increase security?
On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 11:16:56AM +1000, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
> Anyone know if it's possible to get xterm (or xfce4-terminal or any
> other terminal for that matter) to be a "native/ clean login
> terminal", to increase security when running root commands?
>
ctrl-alt-F2, login will be on a console terminal running a getty
variant in which everything has been handled by root since init.
As a bonus, X11 will no longer be able to record your
keystrokes since it isn't in the execution path.
Similarly, a getty run by root on a serial port will do.
-dsr-
Reply to: