Zebedee (was RE: TightVNC development)

[Alain <1km...@sn...>]

Hi

>In my opinion built-in encryption would be a wonderful bonus.
>

I like it seperated. (If all applications have it build in, you have to =
worry
about the security in all those applications)

>The reality is, people don't use encryption unless it is really easy and
>hassle-free to (1) install and (2) use. In practice: (1) you install vnc=
 and
>get the encryption installed at the same time and (2) you click one
>check-box (that might be on by default).
>

You have a point and if a lot more people are encrypting communications, =
this
would add some security.  (Not for a specific attack, but snooping would =
get
more difficult.)

>I admit I need to look zebedee in more detail (*) (**), but I imagine it
>can't be easier than built-in ssl. Ssh is wonderful (and something I use
>with vnc now), but needs among other things installing sshd and that I'd
>like not to have to do with each and every box I use vnc on...
>

Zebedee is very simple, but there's a server install needed (but very =
simple)
(Could be on one server inside every secure location, Zebedee doesn't has=
 to be
on the target (server) computer.)

http://www.winton.org.uk/zebedee/

There are examples with vnc.

>(*) Is there a short vnc and zebedee -intruction for lazy beings like =
me?=20
Lot's of examples.
>(**) I wonder if zebedee would allow for easy encryption of rsync
>connections; rsync being the number two thing that needs encryption =
after
>vnc on my list...

Zebedee tunnels tcp/ip traffic, so rsync would give no problems it think.

Alain