Note that X11 Forwarding is off by default.

PR:             docs/17566
Submitted by:   Keith Stevenson <ktstev01@louisville.edu>
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Nik Clayton 2000-04-30 22:41:58 +00:00
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.Pp
If the user is using X11 (the
.Ev DISPLAY
environment variable is set), the connection to the X11 display is
automatically forwarded to the remote side in such a way that any X11
environment variable is set), the connection to the X11 display can
be forwarded to the remote side in such a way that any X11
programs started from the shell (or command) will go through the
encrypted channel, and the connection to the real X server will be made
from the local machine.
The user should not manually set
.Ev DISPLAY .
Forwarding of X11 connections can be
configured on the command line or in configuration files.
Forwarding of X11 connections weakens the security of ssh and is
disabled by default. X11 forwarding can be enabled on the command line
or in configuration files.
.Pp
The
.Ev DISPLAY