diff --git a/network.h b/network.h
index 099895bc..068e6cc6 100644
--- a/network.h
+++ b/network.h
@@ -137,19 +137,14 @@ struct PlugVtable {
  * layer is now responsible for freeing it, and the caller shouldn't
  * assume it exists any more.
  *
- * You can optionally pass a LogPolicy to this function, which will be
- * passed on in turn to proxy types that can use one (e.g. SSH jump
- * host proxy). If you don't have one, all proxy types are required to
- * be able to manage without (and will just degrade their logging
- * control).
- *
  * If calling this from a backend with a Seat, you can also give it a
- * pointer to your 'Seat *'. In that situation, it might replace the
- * 'Seat *' with a temporary seat of its own, and give the real Seat
- * to the proxy system so that it can ask for passwords (and, in the
- * case of SSH proxying, other prompts like host key checks). If that
- * happens, then the resulting 'temp seat' is the backend's property,
- * and it will have to remember to free it when cleaning up, or after
+ * pointer to the backend's Interactor trait. In that situation, it
+ * might replace the backend's seat with a temporary seat of its own,
+ * and give the real Seat to an Interactor somewhere in the proxy
+ * system so that it can ask for passwords (and, in the case of SSH
+ * proxying, other prompts like host key checks). If that happens,
+ * then the resulting 'temp seat' is the backend's property, and it
+ * will have to remember to free it when cleaning up, or after
  * flushing it back into the real seat when the network connection
  * attempt completes.
  *
@@ -163,7 +158,7 @@ struct PlugVtable {
 Socket *new_connection(SockAddr *addr, const char *hostname,
                        int port, bool privport,
                        bool oobinline, bool nodelay, bool keepalive,
-                       Plug *plug, Conf *conf, LogPolicy *lp, Seat **seat);
+                       Plug *plug, Conf *conf, Interactor *interactor);
 Socket *new_listener(const char *srcaddr, int port, Plug *plug,
                      bool local_host_only, Conf *conf, int addressfamily);
 SockAddr *name_lookup(const char *host, int port, char **canonicalname,
@@ -181,8 +176,7 @@ Socket *platform_new_connection(SockAddr *addr, const char *hostname,
 Socket *sshproxy_new_connection(SockAddr *addr, const char *hostname,
                                 int port, bool privport,
                                 bool oobinline, bool nodelay, bool keepalive,
-                                Plug *plug, Conf *conf,
-                                LogPolicy *clientlp, Seat **clientseat);
+                                Plug *plug, Conf *conf, Interactor *itr);
 
 /* socket functions */
 
diff --git a/otherbackends/raw.c b/otherbackends/raw.c
index 7e80e42b..a5b3f427 100644
--- a/otherbackends/raw.c
+++ b/otherbackends/raw.c
@@ -210,8 +210,7 @@ static char *raw_init(const BackendVtable *vt, Seat *seat,
      * Open socket.
      */
     raw->s = new_connection(addr, *realhost, port, false, true, nodelay,
-                            keepalive, &raw->plug, conf,
-                            log_get_policy(logctx), &raw->seat);
+                            keepalive, &raw->plug, conf, &raw->interactor);
     if ((err = sk_socket_error(raw->s)) != NULL)
         return dupstr(err);
 
diff --git a/otherbackends/rlogin.c b/otherbackends/rlogin.c
index 6da67070..035295c9 100644
--- a/otherbackends/rlogin.c
+++ b/otherbackends/rlogin.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static char *rlogin_init(const BackendVtable *vt, Seat *seat,
      */
     rlogin->s = new_connection(addr, *realhost, port, true, false,
                                nodelay, keepalive, &rlogin->plug, conf,
-                               log_get_policy(logctx), &rlogin->seat);
+                               &rlogin->interactor);
     if ((err = sk_socket_error(rlogin->s)) != NULL)
         return dupstr(err);
 
diff --git a/otherbackends/supdup.c b/otherbackends/supdup.c
index f680c521..a46bfd9a 100644
--- a/otherbackends/supdup.c
+++ b/otherbackends/supdup.c
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ static char *supdup_init(const BackendVtable *x, Seat *seat,
      */
     supdup->s = new_connection(addr, *realhost, port, false, true,
                                nodelay, keepalive, &supdup->plug, supdup->conf,
-                               log_get_policy(logctx), &supdup->seat);
+                               &supdup->interactor);
     if ((err = sk_socket_error(supdup->s)) != NULL)
         return dupstr(err);
 
diff --git a/otherbackends/telnet.c b/otherbackends/telnet.c
index fecee06c..df23f2f2 100644
--- a/otherbackends/telnet.c
+++ b/otherbackends/telnet.c
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ static char *telnet_init(const BackendVtable *vt, Seat *seat,
      */
     telnet->s = new_connection(addr, *realhost, port, false, true, nodelay,
                                keepalive, &telnet->plug, telnet->conf,
-                               log_get_policy(logctx), &telnet->seat);
+                               &telnet->interactor);
     if ((err = sk_socket_error(telnet->s)) != NULL)
         return dupstr(err);
 
diff --git a/proxy/noproxy.c b/proxy/noproxy.c
index 82347d51..248688e0 100644
--- a/proxy/noproxy.c
+++ b/proxy/noproxy.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ SockAddr *name_lookup(const char *host, int port, char **canonicalname,
 Socket *new_connection(SockAddr *addr, const char *hostname,
                        int port, bool privport,
                        bool oobinline, bool nodelay, bool keepalive,
-                       Plug *plug, Conf *conf, LogPolicy *lp, Seat **seat)
+                       Plug *plug, Conf *conf, Interactor *itr)
 {
     return sk_new(addr, port, privport, oobinline, nodelay, keepalive, plug);
 }
diff --git a/proxy/nosshproxy.c b/proxy/nosshproxy.c
index 5f2bbdca..1160b8de 100644
--- a/proxy/nosshproxy.c
+++ b/proxy/nosshproxy.c
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ const bool ssh_proxy_supported = false;
 Socket *sshproxy_new_connection(SockAddr *addr, const char *hostname,
                                 int port, bool privport,
                                 bool oobinline, bool nodelay, bool keepalive,
-                                Plug *plug, Conf *conf,
-                                LogPolicy *clientlp, Seat **clientseat)
+                                Plug *plug, Conf *conf, Interactor *itr)
 {
     return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/proxy/proxy.c b/proxy/proxy.c
index 08d5afba..69b32866 100644
--- a/proxy/proxy.c
+++ b/proxy/proxy.c
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ static const PlugVtable ProxySocket_plugvt = {
 Socket *new_connection(SockAddr *addr, const char *hostname,
                        int port, bool privport,
                        bool oobinline, bool nodelay, bool keepalive,
-                       Plug *plug, Conf *conf, LogPolicy *lp, Seat **seat)
+                       Plug *plug, Conf *conf, Interactor *itr)
 {
     int type = conf_get_int(conf, CONF_proxy_type);
 
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ Socket *new_connection(SockAddr *addr, const char *hostname,
         if (type == PROXY_SSH &&
             (sret = sshproxy_new_connection(addr, hostname, port, privport,
                                             oobinline, nodelay, keepalive,
-                                            plug, conf, lp, seat)) != NULL)
+                                            plug, conf, itr)) != NULL)
             return sret;
 
         if ((sret = platform_new_connection(addr, hostname, port, privport,
diff --git a/proxy/sshproxy.c b/proxy/sshproxy.c
index d113cb04..8d8a0e90 100644
--- a/proxy/sshproxy.c
+++ b/proxy/sshproxy.c
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ Socket *sshproxy_new_connection(SockAddr *addr, const char *hostname,
                                 int port, bool privport,
                                 bool oobinline, bool nodelay, bool keepalive,
                                 Plug *plug, Conf *clientconf,
-                                LogPolicy *clientlp, Seat **clientseat)
+                                Interactor *clientitr)
 {
     SshProxy *sp = snew(SshProxy);
     memset(sp, 0, sizeof(*sp));
@@ -594,24 +594,27 @@ Socket *sshproxy_new_connection(SockAddr *addr, const char *hostname,
     sfree(realhost);
 
     /*
-     * If we've been given useful bits and pieces for interacting with
-     * the end user, squirrel them away now.
+     * If we've been given an Interactor by the caller, squirrel away
+     * things it's holding.
      */
-    sp->clientlp = clientlp;
-    if (clientseat && (backvt->flags & BACKEND_NOTIFIES_SESSION_START)) {
-        /*
-         * We can only keep the client's Seat if our own backend will
-         * tell us when to give it back. (SSH-based backends _should_
-         * do that, but we check the flag here anyway.)
-         *
-         * Also, check if the client already has a TempSeat, and if
-         * so, don't wrap it with another one.
-         */
-        if (is_tempseat(*clientseat)) {
-            sp->clientseat = tempseat_get_real(*clientseat);
-        } else {
-            sp->clientseat = *clientseat;
-            *clientseat = tempseat_new(sp->clientseat);
+    if (clientitr) {
+        sp->clientlp = interactor_logpolicy(clientitr);
+        if (backvt->flags & BACKEND_NOTIFIES_SESSION_START) {
+            /*
+             * We can only keep the client's Seat if our own backend will
+             * tell us when to give it back. (SSH-based backends _should_
+             * do that, but we check the flag here anyway.)
+             *
+             * Also, check if the client already has a TempSeat, and if
+             * so, don't wrap it with another one.
+             */
+            Seat *clientseat = interactor_get_seat(clientitr);
+            if (is_tempseat(clientseat)) {
+                sp->clientseat = tempseat_get_real(clientseat);
+            } else {
+                sp->clientseat = clientseat;
+                interactor_set_seat(clientitr, tempseat_new(sp->clientseat));
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/ssh/portfwd.c b/ssh/portfwd.c
index 9dd35ea4..204f0632 100644
--- a/ssh/portfwd.c
+++ b/ssh/portfwd.c
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ char *portfwdmgr_connect(PortFwdManager *mgr, Channel **chan_ret,
 
     pf->s = new_connection(addr, dummy_realhost, port,
                            false, true, false, false, &pf->plug, mgr->conf,
-                           NULL, NULL);
+                           NULL);
     sfree(dummy_realhost);
     if ((err = sk_socket_error(pf->s)) != NULL) {
         char *err_ret = dupstr(err);
diff --git a/ssh/ssh.c b/ssh/ssh.c
index adc55391..1def173e 100644
--- a/ssh/ssh.c
+++ b/ssh/ssh.c
@@ -826,8 +826,7 @@ static char *connect_to_host(
 
         ssh->s = new_connection(addr, *realhost, port,
                                 false, true, nodelay, keepalive,
-                                &ssh->plug, ssh->conf,
-                                log_get_policy(ssh->logctx), &ssh->seat);
+                                &ssh->plug, ssh->conf, &ssh->interactor);
         if ((err = sk_socket_error(ssh->s)) != NULL) {
             ssh->s = NULL;
             seat_notify_remote_exit(ssh->seat);
diff --git a/ssh/x11fwd.c b/ssh/x11fwd.c
index 6886dace..1d2fe512 100644
--- a/ssh/x11fwd.c
+++ b/ssh/x11fwd.c
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ static size_t x11_send(
         xconn->s = new_connection(sk_addr_dup(xconn->disp->addr),
                                   xconn->disp->realhost, xconn->disp->port,
                                   false, true, false, false, &xconn->plug,
-                                  sshfwd_get_conf(xconn->c), NULL, NULL);
+                                  sshfwd_get_conf(xconn->c), NULL);
         if ((err = sk_socket_error(xconn->s)) != NULL) {
             char *err_message = dupprintf("unable to connect to"
                                           " forwarded X server: %s", err);
diff --git a/unix/pageant.c b/unix/pageant.c
index a0b2e9e2..2fa3eeaa 100644
--- a/unix/pageant.c
+++ b/unix/pageant.c
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ void run_agent(FILE *logfp, const char *symlink_path)
         s = new_connection(sk_addr_dup(disp->addr),
                            disp->realhost, disp->port,
                            false, true, false, false, &conn->plug, conf,
-                           NULL, NULL);
+                           NULL);
         if ((err = sk_socket_error(s)) != NULL) {
             fprintf(stderr, "pageant: unable to connect to X server: %s", err);
             exit(1);
diff --git a/unix/sharing.c b/unix/sharing.c
index 66628723..8db2d71e 100644
--- a/unix/sharing.c
+++ b/unix/sharing.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ int platform_ssh_share(const char *pi_name, Conf *conf,
     if (can_downstream) {
         retsock = new_connection(unix_sock_addr(sockname),
                                  "", 0, false, true, false, false,
-                                 downplug, conf, NULL, NULL);
+                                 downplug, conf, NULL);
         if (sk_socket_error(retsock) == NULL) {
             sfree(*logtext);
             *logtext = sockname;