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More => Old Versions => Media Center 17 => Topic started by: Von on December 17, 2012, 03:48:59 pm

Title: Security risks to consider when sharing library and enabling DLNA?
Post by: Von on December 17, 2012, 03:48:59 pm

I have been using Gizmo to control my HTPC for some time, and I love it. Now I'm considering doing the same on other computers around my house as well. Would you say there are any reasons not to do this on your "main" computer? (The one mainly used for personal documents, banking, VPN access to workplace etc, you name it...)

Or would you call that paranoid?

Title: Re: Security risks to consider when sharing library and enabling DLNA?
Post by: MrC on December 17, 2012, 04:03:00 pm

It's impossible for most of us to place any meaningful security metric on these highly complex systems.  So you have to go with best practice rules of thumb and accept these things require a personal risk/reward analysis, where risk assessment degenerates to the simple "what's the worse case scenario should xyz happen, and what is the cost of recovery?".

In this case, use of your own browser is probably orders of magnitude more risky than enabling DLNA or sharing your library.

Title: Re: Security risks to consider when sharing library and enabling DLNA?
Post by: Matt on December 17, 2012, 04:08:00 pm

We've made every effort to prevent sharing of anything not in the library.

There's never been a security issue discovered, and if one is found, it will be fixed the same day.

I personally run a Library Server that's open to the public.

Title: Re: Security risks to consider when sharing library and enabling DLNA?
Post by: gappie on December 17, 2012, 04:11:42 pm

Quote from: Matt on December 17, 2012, 04:08:00 pm

I personally run a Library Server that's open to the public.

so we all can tune in.. cool. :) i always wondered how matts radio would really sound like.

Title: Re: Security risks to consider when sharing library and enabling DLNA?
Post by: Von on December 17, 2012, 04:39:26 pm

OK, thanks. Count me in!  :)