On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:33:51 +0200
Brent Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have the nrpe on my LAN. My question is. How many of you guys run
> NRPE on a public interface.
>
> Question really is and and for the Lamen, is it safe. Anyone have any
> hack attempts etc.
We run it on some public-facing IP Addresses, however we use a firewall
such as shorewall to limit connections to port 5666 to only certain IP
addresses.
It's basically a firewall rule that states:
DROP EVERYTHING
UNLESS:
IP ADDRESS IS AN AUTHORISED IP
Hope this helps,
M.
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