Apache Server configuration support - Re: Is known IP-number filtering pretty much all that is needed for website security/v

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Re: Is known IP-number filtering pretty much all that is needed for website security/v

Frankster

2006-05-19, 1:18 pm

> Can any of you good people recommend a site or some freesoftware
> that you can run to test all the ports on a webserver - which would
> give a level of reassurance that at least the basics are covered.

Well, not to be picky, but, webservers cannot "control" ports anyway, only
firewalls can.

I have assumed all along that your network has an operational and well
configured firewall (configured by your "techies", I suppose). Anyway, a
network firewall (not personal firewall) is an absolute necessity, not a
luxury. Any outside utility you use to check your ports will be checking the
ports on your firewall, not your local machine and not your web server.

-Frank