Re: ? Unsafe terminal escape sequences and ANSI codes from decryption

[email protected] (Dennis Boone) Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:35:25 +0000
Newsgroups sci.crypt,alt.security.pgp,alt.bbs,comp.terminals,alt.computer.security
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 > My main holdup is that I thought configuring the answerback was purely 
 > client side.  Is there some terminal (emulator) that can be caused to 
 > alter it's answerback setting via control codes sent to it by the remote 
 > system?

I'm pretty sure I've seen terminals where you can set it remotely, but I
can't point to evidence off the top.

But that's just one scenario.  Aggravating factors might include:

- Even if you can't load answerback, you might be able to load
programmable function keys, and then entice the user to press one.

- The emulation of VT100 or similar gives one of the most powerful
command sets.

De