Re: sudo:: method in tramp possible security issue

[Michael Albinus]

Michael Albinus <address@hidden> writes:

> The command `tramp-cleanup-connection' closes any background session for
> a Tramp connection, including removing cached passwords. Maybe we shall
> call this for sudo/su methods automatically after a given timeout, like
> the password expiration for sudo in a terminal. 5 minutes seem to be a
> sensible value to me.

I give it a try. I've pushed a change to the master branch, which
expires sudo and doas background sessions after 5 minutes. Check the
Tramp manual for details.

Let's see how it goes.

>> João

Best regards, Michael.