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How do you access your NAS remotely? Does it end up creating some kind of backdoor into your network with cloud support? That makes me nervous…

• old-gregg 5y ago
  In a very boring and traditional way: you buy a domain name, configure dynamic DNS, and then use port forwarding in your home firewall. No 3rd party proxies.
  • azinman2 5y ago
    Not sure that makes me anymore comfortable! Open port to my storage from the internet? But I’m glad they’re not backdooring anything….
    • Evgeniuz 5y ago
      What I do is use L2TP/IPsec VPN to phone into my home network and then login and use Synology NAS "locally". There's no inherent need to open your NAS to the internet if you don't want to.
    • gen220 5y ago
      To be clear, the storage app is not bound to the port, rather it’s a VPN server. It’s how most companies operate (RBAC behind a private key challenge). Exposing anything to the internet carries intrinsic risk, but exposing a VPN door is among the least risky of the available options, if internet accessibility is an essential feature. The only realistic compromise vectors are private key disclosure, bad VPN configs, or operating an outdated version of WireGuard with a known vulnerability.
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