Create socket with tighter permissions

wincent · Dec 14, 2016 · c3fa890 · c3fa890
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -458,6 +458,10 @@ THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
 
 # History
 
+## 0.4.1 (13 December 2016)
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+- Create socket with user-only permissions, for better security.
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 ## 0.4 (28 November 2016)
 
 - Linux support via `xclip` instead of `pbcopy` (patch from Nelson Fernandez).

diff --git a/clipper.go b/clipper.go
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ func mergeSettings() {
 }
 
 func main() {
+	syscall.Umask(0077)
 	// Set this up before we even know where our logfile is, in case we have to
 	// bail early and print something to stderr.
 	log.SetPrefix("clipper: ")