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Re: [cobalt-security] Qube 3 Squid runs as Open Relay Proxy by default
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-security] Qube 3 Squid runs as Open Relay Proxy by default
- From: Brian Reichert <reichert@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 11:16:09 -0400
- List-id: Mailing list for users to address network security on Cobalt products. <cobalt-security.list.cobalt.com>
On Wed, Jul 17, 2002 at 03:35:15PM -0700, Tim Dunn wrote:
> > I've seen a report from one of our clients that their Qube 3 is running as
> > an Open Relay Proxy and can therefore be used for email spamming through the
> > Squid port on the ppp connection when dialed up.
>
> Simplest solution is to get a hardware firewall and have it *not*
> forward port 3128 to the Qube.
Woldn't the simpler solution be to [re]configure squid to not be
an open relay? This hardly seems a problem that needs hardware
thrown at it...
Maybe I've misunderstood the nature of the problem...
>
> tim
>
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Heh. :)
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