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Various X-Windows clients for Microsoft operating systems exist to allow these machine to connect to remote Unix-based X servers. Many of these products ship with X sessions exported to the world by default. If an X session is available to a remote user, keystrokes and other information can be captured, including usernames and passwords. Note that this is not a weakness in the software itself, merely in the default configuration.

Various X-Windows clients for Microsoft operating systems exist to allow these machine to connect to remote Unix-based X servers. Many of these products ship with X sessions exported to the world by default. If an X session is available to a remote user, keystrokes and other information can be captured, including usernames and passwords. Note that this is not a weakness in the software itself, merely in the default configuration.