Cockpit port 9090

Marco Morandini <[email protected]> Thu, 9 Oct 2025 12:28:12 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.linux.suse.security
Message-ID <VI0P251MB118636AEB3BADC60FABDA489FEEEA@VI0P251MB1186.EURP251.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
I'm on Slowroll, and I tried to install cockpit.=0A=
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If I got it right, it opens, by default, the port 9090 by adding =0A=
the cockpit service to the public zone.=0A=
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I may be wrong, but I think this is an ill-advised default, and it should b=
e, by default, =0A=
accessible only from localhost:=0A=
less proficient users are not supposed to need remote administration, while=
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experienced users can open the port if they deem it necessary and safe enou=
gh. =0A=
At the very least, there should be a prominent warning.=0A=
Assuming that whatever LAN one may end up connecting to is secure =0A=
(e.g. while traveling with a laptop and connecting to the wifi of a hotel)=
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doesn't sound right to me.=0A=