The way I understood it is that TFTP does not allow you to set a username and password in a URL like tftp://username:[EMAIL PROTECTED] is not possible when setting option 66
Is it not possible to require a username and password with HTTP? I assumed that you could just like if you were protecting the web root directory on a webserver to require authentication credentials, although have never tried this. Robert On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 10:43 AM, Anthony Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am confused how TFTP is less secure than HTTP. TFTP does not allow any > browsing, ever. Neither technologies will allow the device to > authenticate before downloading a configuration file, and both are > easily secured by only permitting connections from specific hosts. > > Robert McNaught wrote: >> Yes, perhaps a script would always be better than hand-touching these >> files, and getting an XML editor only really makes it easier on the >> eyes. >> >> On the same subject, I have noticed that Snom and Linksys phones do >> not support FTP provisioning - only TFTP and HTTP. With TFTP being an >> insecure option for a hosted architecture, is everyone moving to >> provision Polycoms with HTTP, so that both can be auto-provisioned via >> Option 66. >> >> One thing I found is that, with option 66 in a LAN router, you cannot >> specify more than one protocol. >> >> Has anyone had any problems provisioning Polycoms with HTTP? >> >> >> On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 1:35 AM, Philipp Kempgen >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Robert McNaught schrieb: >>> >>> >>>> Does anyone know how to apply a style sheet to the polycom automatic >>>> provisioning XML files? >>>> >>> Why should applying a stylesheet be different than for any other >>> XML files? >>> >>> >>>> Even better, does anyone know of a web-based XML editor where you can >>>> just edit the files from a browser directly ie entering in phone >>>> number, display name, proxy address etc. From what I gather, most >>>> people are just using Notepad to change the files then upload them, or >>>> vi from the command line, which is fiddly and time-consuming. >>>> >>> Just use your preferred editor. Nobody forces Notepad or vi upon you. >>> >>> Even better: Generate the config files with Perl/PHP/<insert favorite >>> language>. >>> >>> >>> Grüße, >>> Philipp Kempgen >>> -- >>> Asterisk-Tag.org 2008, 26.-27. Mai -> http://www.asterisk-tag.org >>> amooma GmbH - Bachstr. 126 - 56566 Neuwied -> http://www.amooma.de >>> Geschäftsführer: Stefan Wintermeyer, Handelsregister: Neuwied B14998 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- >>> >>> asterisk-users mailing list >>> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >>> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- >> >> asterisk-users mailing list >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >> > > -- > Thank you and have any kind of day you want, > > Anthony Francis > Rockynet VOIP > (303) 444-7052 opt 2 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
