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Because then you have plain HTTP running over your network. The issue here (I presume) is not how to secure access over the Internet, but within an internal net
by dvdkon 1y ago
Because then you have plain HTTP running over your network. The issue here (I presume) is not how to secure access over the Internet, but within an internal network.
Plenty of people leave these devices without encrypted connections, because they are in a "secure network", but you should never rely on such a thing.
- 9dev 1y agoNothing stops you from using a self-signed certificate with a ridiculous expiration period for HTTPS between the reverse proxy and the device in question.
- FuriouslyAdrift 1y agoExcept browsers and other software that are becoming hard-coded to block access to such devices. We used to use Firefox solely for internal problem devices with IP and subnet exclusions but even that is becoming difficult.
- fanf2 1y agoUse the self-signed cert between the proxy and the problem device; everything else talks to the proxy.
- cpach 1y agoOr Wireguard.
- FuriouslyAdrift 1y agoUsing VPNs on server infrastructure to punch a hole is a resume generating event.
- 9dev 1y agoWireguard is not a VPN, it’s a protocol that can be used for a lot of things.
- FuriouslyAdrift 1y agoThe wireguard protocol is an encapsulation or tunneling protocol... which is, by definition, a virtualized private network protocol. It's not different from IPSec, GRE, VXLAN, etc. It's just the new hotness. We use VXLAN extensively in our network, btw, and IKEv2/IPSec tunnels between sites.
- 9dev 1y agoWireGuard can be used to create a virtualised private network, but doesn't do so on its own, or without additional infrastructure. WireGuard tunnels network packages securely, with high throughput, from an arbitrary point A to an arbitrary point B. No more, no less. Just because it can be used to recreate VPNs traditionally used to remotely dial into a secure network zone doesn't mean it shouldn't be used in far smaller use-cases. WireGuard doesn't constitute anything like a full VPN solution on its own.