Cockpit port 9090
Marco Morandini <[email protected]> Thu, 9 Oct 2025 12:28:12 +0000
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.suse.security |
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| Message-ID | <VI0P251MB118636AEB3BADC60FABDA489FEEEA@VI0P251MB1186.EURP251.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM> |
I'm on Slowroll, and I tried to install cockpit.=0A= =0A= If I got it right, it opens, by default, the port 9090 by adding =0A= the cockpit service to the public zone.=0A= =0A= 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= =0A= 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)= =0A= doesn't sound right to me.=0A=