Protect access to Web interface with HTTP Basic authentication
Secure Web interface with HTTP Basic Authentication Q: By default, IPHost Network Monitor Web interface is open to everyone, can I restrict access to it? A: Yes, you can use HTTP Authentication to require user name and password pair to access Web interface. The detailed instructions follow. Restricting access with HTTP Basic Authentication Important: the […]
Securing IPHost Network Monitor installation
What are possible security risks using IPHost Network Monitor and how can I reduce them? Q: Does IPHost Network Monitor extend the surface of vulnerability of my system? How can I prevent exposing the monitored hosts to additional security risks brought about by monitoring? A: IPHost Network Monitor contains several software components, requiring escalated privileges […]
Can I modify Web interface, to allow certain users to only see certain reports?
How can I allow users to only see certain reports via IPHost Web interface? Q: Is it possible to only allow users to see and generate reports? Also, I need to control which of users may access reports. A: By default, access to Web interface of IPHost Network Monitor is unrestricted; for higher security, we […]
How can I allow access to certain Web interface pages only?
Q: I need to restrict access to web interface pages. How can I do that? A: Web server, bundled with IPHost Network Monitor, is supplied with two authentication modules, providing Basic and Digest authentication. Below are instructions on how to use either of them. In the settings listed below, <IP address> should be replaced with […]
How do I configure HTTPS access to Web interface for maximum security?
Making Web interface secure Q: I have configured Web interface to use HTTPS, to access it from outside local network. How can I further harden security? A: The first piece of advice is to upgrade to the latest IPHost version (v5.1 build 14047 at the moment of writing this text). You can look at release […]
How to pass proxy authentication credentials for HTTP(S) monitor?
Where do I enter proxy authentication credentials for HTTP(S) monitor? Q: I need to monitor external website through a proxy server which requires authentication. How do I enter proxy credentials for HTTP(S) monitor? A: If you use 4.0.9306 or newer release of IPHost Network Monitor, then there are special fields to set proxy server access […]
How to set up secure access to Web interface?
How can I set up secure (HTTPS) Web interface to IPHost Network Monitor reports? Q: I need to set up HTTPS access to Web interface to monitoring data provided by IPHost Network Monitor. How can I do that? A: If you use 4.0.9306 or newer release of IPHost Ntework Monitor, then you can configure HTTP(S) […]
