Re: [homenet] Firewall hole punching [was: About Ted's naming architecture...]

Gert Doering <gert@space.net> Wed, 23 November 2016 18:15 UTC

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From: Gert Doering <gert@space.net>
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Subject: Re: [homenet] Firewall hole punching [was: About Ted's naming architecture...]
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Hi,

On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 03:49:30PM +0000, Tim Chown wrote:
> That said, given HOMENET's charter to be the ideal network we always wanted without the technical debt, i suggest HOMENET take a strong stance and reject "crunchy core, soft middle" security approach.  Meaning, assuming that some other device is going to do security for you and you can leave a default password telnet open.... that idea needs to die.

This.  +1.  And some.

Gert Doering
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have you enabled IPv6 on something today...?

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