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I can think of at least four reasons and security concerns not to use a service like this: - Exposing a potentially private IP to an external service - If tes
by thefilmore 3y ago
I can think of at least four reasons and security concerns not to use a service like this:
- Exposing a potentially private IP to an external service
- If testing local IPs, adds a requirement for an internet connection
- Must trust that it will always resolve to the actual IP not another one
- Requires your service to accept a hostname that it likely shouldn't
- paranoidrobot 3y ago> Exposing a potentially private IP to an external service I have to ask why knowing an IP address would be an issue. Surely it's not the key point in any reasonably possible exploit.
- thefilmore 3y agoIf you're using this for testing, it's likely that you haven't fully locked down your server yet. It's not an exploit in itself but it potentially makes the server a target. No reason to do that until and unless it's required.
- paranoidrobot 3y agoBut this day want make the IP accessible, just "known". It's still a private IP.