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From: bossert@ssc-vax.UUCP (John Bossert)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Reading other terminal environments
Message-ID: <20@ssc-vax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 11-Jul-84 13:06:24 EDT
Article-I.D.: ssc-vax.20
Posted: Wed Jul 11 13:06:24 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 14-Jul-84 01:31:17 EDT
References: <274@uvm-cs.UUCP>, <22@csu60.OZ>
Organization: Boeing Computer Services, Seattle WA
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Is it possible to determine the value of environment variables on
another users terminal?  I'm looking at storing some security information
in .profile (Sys III) and want to prevent other people from getting at it.
From reading the manual, I get the feeling that an "environment" is private
to a process.  Am I off track?

I haven't really considered encryption.  Is it a viable option?

					Thanks in advance,
-- 

				John Bossert
				Boeing Computer Services
				Seattle, WA
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