Difference between revisions of "Security"
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** Use FusionPBX/FreeSWITCH behind a firewall. | ** Use FusionPBX/FreeSWITCH behind a firewall. | ||
| − | + | ===Firewall=== | |
| + | Limit ports exposed to the Internet. | ||
| + | ====Ubuntu==== | ||
| + | * [[Ubuntu_Firewall]] | ||
| + | ===VPN=== | ||
** Use a VPN for external endpoints. | ** Use a VPN for external endpoints. | ||
*** OpenVPN with a UDP tunnel works great for VOIP. | *** OpenVPN with a UDP tunnel works great for VOIP. | ||
| − | + | ===Layered Security=== | |
| − | + | ====Fail2ban==== | |
| + | monitor logs then bans ip addresses for those that are found in the log to be abusing the system. | ||
| + | * [[Fail2Ban]] | ||
| + | For information about Fail2Ban on FreeSWITCH, [http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Fail2ban see their wiki] | ||
==FreeSWITCH== | ==FreeSWITCH== | ||
Revision as of 14:05, 1 October 2012
A place to share security best practices with the community.
Contents
General
- Limit Exposure
- Use FusionPBX/FreeSWITCH behind a firewall.
Firewall
Limit ports exposed to the Internet.
Ubuntu
VPN
- Use a VPN for external endpoints.
- OpenVPN with a UDP tunnel works great for VOIP.
- Use a VPN for external endpoints.
Layered Security
Fail2ban
monitor logs then bans ip addresses for those that are found in the log to be abusing the system.
For information about Fail2Ban on FreeSWITCH, see their wiki
FreeSWITCH
- Disable the FreeSWITCH modules you are not using. Below is a list of modules not currently being used. This list is not comprehensive. In FusionPBX the modules are found in the menu in system -> modules.
- xml rpc (not currently used by FusionPBX)
- xml curl
- httapi
- Fail2ban - use it to watch FreeSWITCH logs and ban
