[KWin Question] - KWin authorize external docks to manipulate tasks and windows

[Martin Gräßlin]

Am 21. Dezember 2016 21:19:02 MEZ, schrieb Michail Vourlakos <mvourlakos at gmail.com>:
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>On 21/12/2016 09:16 μμ, Martin Gräßlin wrote:
>> send from wrong address...(or kmail is broken)
>>
>> Am 2016-12-21 20:15, schrieb Martin Gräßlin:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> currently every window gets access. This will change soon. The
>>> implementation for authorization is already on the whiteboard left
>to
>>> me :-)
>nice to hear... :)
>
>>>
>>> Basically the required interface will be restricted. The
>>> identification will be based on process ids with a root (!) owned
>>> global configuration file.
>>>
>If I read it correctly, then the user could edit this file in order to 
>allow a dock
>executable to gain access, right? this is sufficient for me...
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>So, a kcm could be added in order to edit this file and make this
>easier 
>for the user, right?

No, as that will be a system wide setting and root owned there will certainly not be a kcm for it.

This is about the security of the system. It's distro or admin job. 

3rd party installed software won't have access to this system.

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>>> At runtime any access without authorization will simply abort the
>>> application. It will raise a Wayland protocol error which will
>result
>>> in application termination.
>sounds logical!
>
>>> .
>>>
>>> Most likely this will be introduced with Plasma 5.10 or 5.11.
>no matter on the time, Martin :) I just wanted a light in the end of
>the 
>tunnel!! :)
>we are very glad to have you in the kde team...
>
>thank you a lot your time and your immediate response..
>
>
>regards,
>michail