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- Linuxconf html mode access control
- Introduction
-
- _L_i_n_u_x_c_o_n_f can be operated using any web browser. This makes linux much
- more appealing for remote management. You can limit access to this
- facility for some networks or hosts.
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- Using a password to limit access to a machine is good but not perfect.
- A stolen password is never reported missing! Limiting access to a
- machine based on potentially simpler criterion such as physical
- location is sometime better. Limiting access to Linuxconf to some
- specific hosts or hosts on some specific networks is a way to limit
- potential problems.
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- You must specify pairs. You specify a host or a network and optionally
- a netmask. Your option to specify a host or network are
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- ╖ A host name
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- ╖ A network name
-
- ╖ An IP number
-
- ╖ A device name (eth0 eth1)
-
- A default netmask is computed based on the type of the first entry (Is
- it a host or network). You can override this by supplying the
- optionnal netmask. It is also possible to specify a host name but to
- specify also a wider netmask, allowing all hosts on the network where
- this host lives.
-
- Some examples:
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- machine1.foo.com
- (empty netmask imply 255.255.255.255)
- 10.1.2.0
- 255.255.255.0
- eth0
- (empty netmask grab the current one for eth0)
-
- The first pair allows one machine. The second and third allow complete
- networks.
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- If you need more space, use the _A_d_d button. It will add 4 more lines
- to the dialog each time it is depressed.
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- Unless you fill this dialog, _L_i_n_u_x_c_o_n_f will only accept http
- connection from the local network of the first Ethernet adaptor. The
- default behavior is fairly secure.
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