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More => Old Versions => Media Center 11 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: jimclark on November 19, 2003, 03:40:56 pm

Title: mediaserver security
Post by: jimclark on November 19, 2003, 03:40:56 pm

I want to open a port on my home firewall to allow connections to media server so I can access it from work. Assuming I use the authentication built in to mediaserver, are there any security implications??  

Title: Re:mediaserver security
Post by: phelt on November 19, 2003, 04:47:12 pm

Does your firewall allow you to define per-application settings? Explicit permissions for the media server app to receive and transmit data on a specified port range would seem the best route.

Title: Re:mediaserver security
Post by: John Gateley on November 20, 2003, 01:50:48 pm

Hi JIm,

There are no known security issues with Media Server.
Media Server was designed with security in mind.

Anytime you open a hole in the firewall, you are putting yourself at risk, we've tried to minimize the risk.

j