No, I only read the manual. Now go troll somwhere else. :)
On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 11:35 AM, GloW - XD <doo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Windows is even more secure, have you actually, read any of the code / > > > On 25 January 2012 21:30, Christian Sciberras <uuf6...@gmail.com> wrote: > > That's not necessarily true. On windows you can add custom > clipboard formats > > that would contain a 'link' to the original source, causing the data > to be > > actually > > passed when pasting. An example of this is when one copy+pastes a file. > > See the Windows Clipboard API for more info. > > > > Chris. > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 10:54 AM, Mario Vilas <mvi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> I'm not sure how the clipboard works in Linux desktops (I understand > >> it's a little different), but at least in Windows environments data > >> has to be copied to the clipboard when you hit Ctrl-C. It can't be > >> copied when you hit Ctrl-V because then the applications wouldn't know > >> if there is anything to paste (like you said, the button would be > >> grayed). > >> > >> So to replicate this behavior it's necessary to send the data as it's > >> copied, not as it's pasted. Most (not all, but most) desktop systems > >> assume clipboard data can be freely shared with all applications and > >> don't have any kind of isolation at all. VNC was designed with the > >> same idea. > >> > >> The bottom line is, the problem here is using VNC for what Ben is > >> using it. There are many more problems with that scenario and > >> clipboard sharing may be the least of them. > >> > >> On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 8:44 AM, Peter Osterberg <j...@vel.nu> wrote: > >> > On 01/24/2012 07:18 PM, Mario Vilas wrote: > >> >>> Guys, could you please read carefully everything before you reply? > >> >> I read carefully. It still didn't make sense, though. > >> >> > >> >>> And you wouldn't be allowed to use copy&paste while you edit > sensitive > >> >>> documents either, I guess? > >> >> I don't know how you could get to such a conclusion from what I > wrote. > >> >> > >> >> You're reporting that if you copy and paste sensitive information and > >> >> connect to a VNC session your clipboard data gets sent to the remote > >> >> machine. That's pretty obvious and not a security hole that needs to > >> >> be plugged. > >> > > >> > I don't think that is what Ben is saying. The clipboard get sent to > the > >> > the server even before it is pasted, this happens without the user > >> > knowing of it. > >> > > >> > Notepad would have the paste button grayed otherwise, if the clipboard > >> > is empty, right? So it is already on the server before paste is > pressed. > >> > > >> > So what ever was in the clipboard buffer is transmitted to the server > on > >> > connection. > >> > > >> > This is at least the assumption I make from reading Ben's mails. Or... > >> > Is there a cliboard flag saying there is something on the clipboard, > but > >> > it isn't transmitted until the user actually pastes? I haven't really > >> > got any experience with how the clipboard feature is implemented. My > >> > assumption is however that it has to be on server for notepad to be > >> > aware that Paste shouldn't be grayed out... > >> > > >> > I think Ben's report make complete sense actually, it would be better > to > >> > have the clipboard feature as a default. Security before features... > =) > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > >> > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > >> > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> “There's a reason we separate military and the police: one fights the > >> enemy of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the > >> military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become > >> the people.” > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > >> Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > >> Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ >
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