Host-based Access
The host-based access method consists in specifying a set of hosts that are authorized to connect to the X server. This system is considered obsolete, as it allows every user who has access to such a host to connect to the display. The xhost program and three X Window System core protocol requests are used to activate this mechanism and to display and change the list of authorized hosts. Improper use of xhost can inadvertently give every host on the Internet full access to an X server.
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