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Put together by a band of IT ninjas, security professionals and hardcore gamers, Hak5 isn't your typical tech show. We take on hacking in the old-school sense, covering everything from network security, open source and forensics, to DIY modding and the homebrew scene. Then we wrap it all up with a... Read More
Securely forwarding X11 over SSH so you can use Linux GUI tools in anywhere -- even on Windows. Multi cam editing, SMS rescue texts, Android Terminals and clark kent glasses. All that and more this time on Hak5!
While SSH is great for getting a bash terminal on a remote Linux box, a few paramaters and an X11 server can take it to the next level by running X Window graphical applications over your secure tunnel.
In this segment Darren demos launching GUI apps from one Linux box to another using ssh -X
Last Week: What software is used to hack into ENCOM's computer system?
Answer: CLU
This Week: "Gatekeeper" is the computer security software in what cliche hacker movie?
As explained in Part 1, all you need do open GUI apps over SSH is an SSH client and an X11 server. If you're on Windows this can be achieved with
Darren and Shannon catch up this week with a little show and tell. Darren's excited about multi-cam editing in Premiere while Shannon has been playing with rescu.me -- a web service perfect for getting out of annoying conversations or even bad dates!
We answer Rodrigo's question about Gunnar optics, and Kevin's about SSH on Android. Darren recommends "Better Terminal Emulator" which can be found in the Android marketplace. Also, StoraH from Sweeden writes in to share his Firefox Boxee addon. Check it out!
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Hackers!! Our new episode of Hak5 will be posting soon! It's jam packed with epic interviews this week, so stay tuned!
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@jardinesoftware Thanks for the bump! The Throwing Star LAN Tap Pro is one of my favorite tools (though, I prefer soldering mine! :) -@snubs
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