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Webmin 2.0 Released For Open-Source Web-Based Server Management/Administration
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Originally posted by bash2bash View Post
Then maybe this script will be something you'll appreciate.
http://www.dirtcellar.net
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I ended up using Webmin when I first started using Linux at home. I had installed Apache, but had very little understanding of bash or .conf files so as I was fumbling through making things work I couldn't believe that everything was done via text documents.
I installed Webmin by some miracle and I was so excited that I had a graphical way of managing everything, and was immediately disappointed by it. I think it was actually more confusing. Last experience i had with it was like 6 months ago when I was testing out Turnkey Linux, and I think most of their web-portal management is modified Webmin.
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Originally posted by Ungweliante View Post
Whitelist IP is not reliable, IPs can be spoofed.
The problems with whitelisted IPs are that IPs tend to change frequently and the whitelist can quickly become an unmaintainable mess. For a single user on a small number of systems it's perfectly fine.Last edited by ll1025; 24 August 2022, 01:00 PM.
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Originally posted by ll1025 View PostWhitelist IP is absolutely reliable for reducing attack surface. An attacker can spoof your IP but cannot make the return traffic get to them. Spoofing IPs is a useful technique in some connectionless scenarios (e.g. spoofing DNS replies or DoSing), but it is useless for brute-force login attempts: you have no way of knowing if your attempted credential was accepted.
The problems with whitelisted IPs are that IPs tend to change frequently and the whitelist can quickly become an unmaintainable mess. For a single user on a small number of systems it's perfectly fine.
It is better than nothing, but it is bad.
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Originally posted by kpedersen View PostI had a colleague who was a fan of Webmin. Personally I didn't like not knowing exactly what config files it would change. It didn't feel deterministic enough.
Did anyone here use Smit/Smitty on AIX? I like how it provides the underlying command before you execute via the GUI. Something like this more integrated into Webmin could be useful.
I got a RS/6000 320 and 360 at home.
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Originally posted by Ungweliante View Post
You're implicitly trusting the network. A network admin can reach the service even if he is not allowed to.
It is better than nothing, but it is bad.
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