Re: FedoraWorkstation default firewall rules unsafe

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On Sun, 2024-07-28 at 10:25 +0200, Arthur Bols via devel wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Yesterday, while assisting a user with connecting a printer, I noticed 
> that the default firewall zone on Fedora Workstation is set to 
> "FedoraWorkstation". This zone has ports 1025-65535 open by default 
> [0].  Is there a historical reason for this, just an oversight, or am I 
> missing something? This configuration doesn't seem ideal for typical 
> users and developers. For example, I often run dev servers that I assume 
> are secure due to the default firewall settings, but it appears that 
> even the Home zone is more restrictive.
> 
> I'm considering to open a change request to remove these firewall rules 
> for better security but want to ensure I'm not overlooking anything.

It's intentional. It's been that way since the first release of
Workstation.

It's called "Workstation". If you want to run a server, install the one
called "Server".
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