Re: bruteforce attacks to GUI applications

[mike preston <mike () technomonk com>]

Page 280 of the Xlib Programming manual (8.4) states that the 
'XSendEvent() function may be used to send a ClientMessage event or any 
other event type to a particular window, to the current keyboard focus 
window, or to the window in which the pointer is located' and 'It may 
also be useful for designing test procedures for you input handling or 
for making demonstration programs that simulate user input.' Although it 
does send set a flag on the event few apps I've seen check for this.

So at least under X its possible to do this if not with expect.

Mike

m_r_welch () tiscali co uk wrote:

> It doesn't look like that would be possible. See here:
>
> http://expect.nist.gov/FAQ.html#q23
>
>  
>
> > -- Original Message --
> > Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 14:23:04 +0000
> > From: mike preston <mike () technomonk com>
> > To:  m_r_welch () tiscali co uk
> > Subject: Re: bruteforce attacks to GUI applications
> >
> >
> > Can't something like expect http://expect.nist.gov be used to do this?
> >
> > I'm sure I've read somewhere about it being used for both windows and 
> > *nix including gui interfaces.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > m_r_welch () tiscali co uk wrote:
> >

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