Re: [OT] best (Linux based!) all-in-one NAS-VPN-firewall?

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On Mon, 2019-07-01 at 08:56 +1000, Cameron Simpson wrote:
> Returning to the "do not put the NAS on the firewall/VPN host", the
> NAS really ought to be a non-external service. So hosting on the
> firewall itself is a security risk because a small misconfiguration
> can expose it to the outside world. M. Fioretti (the OP) should argue
> against that to his client.

That's certainly true, and reinforces the method that you should not
rely on the firewall to protect you.  In this instance, you *should*
also configure the NAS with the range of IPs that it's allowed to
communicate with.

First protect services by configuring them appropriately.
Secondly put a firewall in the way.

Always do both steps.

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