Webmin Corrections (was: Re: This monday: Webmin, Gentoo)

Travis Roy travis at scootz.net
Fri Jul 30 12:48:00 EDT 2004


> 2. Run the Apache server on an unusual port.  Security by obscurity
>    will not stop a determined hacker, but it IS a valuable tool
>    against (a) automated scripts and (b) casual attackers looking for
>    an easy target.

Webmin does not require Apache it runs it's own webserver. It already 
runs on a non-standard web port (default is 10000) and newer versions 
default to use 128bit encryption (https).





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