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Hey, this ssh thing is great! I feel so safe and secure now..
Actually, weirDo came across a web based aplication called Arson which allows a user to log in and open a port in a system's firewall remotely. I've been looking for it, but I can't find it anywhere (of course, any searches for Arson result in a lot of mishits).
I'll have to look into that if I plan on accessing the server from many different remote locations..
Tuesday, September 02, 2003 at 20:15:46 (UTC)
Seems like an ass-about way of approaching a problem. If you can already log in to make the firewall change, then surely you don't need to change the firewall, unless you're wanting to then expose ports that are not properly secured.
llamatronic
Tuesday, September 02, 2003 at 21:01:21 (UTC)
Actually, the problem is that the firewall clobbers any IP that it doesn't recognize, so if I'm at a client site or on vacation, I can't access the server unless I change the firewall, which requires access to the server.
Normally, I do this through an open third party server which I currently have access too, but when that account goes, I have no way of changing the firewall settings.
QYV
Friday, September 05, 2003 at 16:20:59 (UTC)
Indeed - my point was that if you have to be that careful with whatever ports you want to control, you're better off finding a more secure solution for those services than attempting to restrict access to them via a web-based solution. Particularly an externally-facing web solution.
(imo)
lloomatroon