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For the use cases of most of that software list, they should actually listen to localhost (127.0.0.1 and ::1) only, because security. Listening on every IPv6 in
by darkwater 6y ago
For the use cases of most of that software list, they should actually listen to localhost (127.0.0.1 and ::1) only, because security. Listening on every IPv6 interface, which might be exposed directly on the IPv6 internet, is even a worse idea.
- kevincox 6y agoIn general I agree. Localhost is a safer default, it doesn't cost much to type a bind address when you need jt. However 0.0.0.0 is a worse default than ::