X2Go Bug report logs - #34
Support for proxy server

Package: x2goclient; Maintainer for x2goclient is X2Go Developers <x2go-dev@lists.x2go.org>; Source for x2goclient is src:x2goclient.

Reported by: "glpk xypron" <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>

Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 06:18:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: pending

Done: Mike Gabriel <mike.gabriel@das-netzwerkteam.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Subject: Re: [X2Go-Dev] Bug#34: SSH_OPTIONS_FD
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Hello Mike,

in enterprise settings it is good practice to require authentication at the proxy to be able to be able log which user is doing what.

Best regards

Heinrich

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> Datum: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:25:25 +0200
> Von: Mike Gabriel <mike.gabriel@das-netzwerkteam.de>
> An: glpk xypron <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>, 34@bugs.x2go.org
> CC: Oleksandr Shneyder <oleksandr.shneyder@obviously-nice.de>
> Betreff: Re: [X2Go-Dev] Bug#34: SSH_OPTIONS_FD

> Hi,
> 
> On Di 25 Sep 2012 05:08:19 CEST glpk xypron wrote:
> 
> > I am not aware of proxies being contacted over https.
> 
> Hmmm... this indeed is true... The feature will mostly be an  
> inside-to-outside connection. Hmmm... To get it clear, would we send  
> http-proxy authentication strings in cleartext to the proxy server or  
> would we send the remote X2Go server credentials to the proxy in  
> cleartext.
> 
> Sending proxy auth in cleartext probably is common practice (?). Most  
> proxy setups do not even need an auth-against-the-proxy.
> 
> This feature clearly needs a good documentation so that we do not  
> false security alarms on the mailing lists!!!
> 
> Mike
> 
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