Securing computer (rsync, vnc and web site)

Paul Gear paul at libertysys.com.au
Sun Jun 27 11:36:23 BST 2010


On 26/06/10 21:40, Tom Sparks wrote:
>   --- On *Sat, 26/6/10, Morgan Storey /<me at morganstorey.com>/* wrote:
>
>     I agree with tunnelling VNC and rsync over SSH. Some other ideas;
>     you could also tunnel the web interface over ssh, but it is not
>     always do-able. You could also look at using https with ssl/tls on
>     the Apache install and use certificate based authentication with a
>     password still on the site.
>
> do you know of an CA ( certificate authority ) that dose NOT charge 
> like a wounded bull :)

If the mythtv installation is only for your use, there is no need to use 
a commercial CA.  You can simply create a key and certificate yourself 
and trust the self-signed certificate with your browser.

Paul
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