Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2020 16:39:43 -0400 From: Jon Radel <jon@radel.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OT: Dealing with a hosting company with it's head up it's rear end Message-ID: <451a71db-d3aa-ed2b-3d3e-362081a9acea@radel.com> In-Reply-To: <CAGBxaX=9asO=X32RucVyNz5kppPhbZc9Ayx-pyiXMBi85BeJ6w@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAGBxaXmg0DGSEYtWBZcbmQbqc2vZFtpHrmW68txBck0nKJak=w@mail.gmail.com> <CAGBxaX=XbbFLyZm5-BO=6jCCrU%2BV%2BjubxAkTMYKnZZZq=XK50A@mail.gmail.com> <CALeGphwfr7j-xgSwMdiXeVxUPOP-Wb8WFs95tT_%2Ba8jig_Skxw@mail.gmail.com> <CAGBxaX=CXbZq-k6=udNaXTj2m%2BgnpDCB%2Bui4wgvtrzyHhjGeSw@mail.gmail.com> <40xvq0.qf0q3x.1hge1ap-qmf@smtp.boon.family> <CAGBxaX=9asO=X32RucVyNz5kppPhbZc9Ayx-pyiXMBi85BeJ6w@mail.gmail.com>
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This is a cryptographically signed message in MIME format. --------------ms060800050806000308020905 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en-US On 8/13/20 16:12, Aryeh Friedman wrote: > On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 3:59 PM Andr=C3=A9 Boon <freebsd@andreboon.nl> = wrote: > >> >> On Thursday, August 13, 2020, Aryeh Friedman wrote: >>> On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 3:04 PM Jack L. <xxjack12xx@gmail.com> wrote:= >>> >>>> Just change the ssh/rdp ports? >>>> >>>> >>> All ports except 80 and 25 are firewalled >>> >> Are you sure port 443 isn't open as well? I would expect so if port 80= is >> available. That would allow port 80 to be used for SSH if you're OK wi= th >> only providing HTTPS. >> > They have a whacko firewall config that will eat 443/decrypt it/forward= it > on as plain http via a proxy on the firewall > > Well, the availability of TLS off-load is arguably a feature, but to require the use of it...=C2=A0 Apparently they acquired a security consul= tant with a rather limited, and limiting, view of how the world works.=C2=A0 O= r even worse, they don't have a security expert involved and are making it up as they go. Much as it pains me to say this, it's probably time to involve the lawyers and figure out whether the contract has been explicitly or implicitly breached and see if you can shed the vendor without too big an expense.=C2=A0=C2=A0 This probably comes down to the extent this proje= ct was discussed as part of the sales process and what representations about suitability the provider might have made. And then move to an IaaS provider that gives you direct control over most of these matters and leave this wacky little PaaS provider to the market they appear to be aiming for--presumably WordPress sites and the like. --=20 --Jon Radel jon@radel.com --------------ms060800050806000308020905 Content-Type: application/pkcs7-signature; name="smime.p7s" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="smime.p7s" Content-Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature MIAGCSqGSIb3DQEHAqCAMIACAQExDzANBglghkgBZQMEAgEFADCABgkqhkiG9w0BBwEAAKCC C9owggXmMIIDzqADAgECAhBqm+E4O/8ra58B1dm4p1JWMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBDAUAMIGFMQsw CQYDVQQGEwJHQjEbMBkGA1UECBMSR3JlYXRlciBNYW5jaGVzdGVyMRAwDgYDVQQHEwdTYWxm b3JkMRowGAYDVQQKExFDT01PRE8gQ0EgTGltaXRlZDErMCkGA1UEAxMiQ09NT0RPIFJTQSBD ZXJ0aWZpY2F0aW9uIEF1dGhvcml0eTAeFw0xMzAxMTAwMDAwMDBaFw0yODAxMDkyMzU5NTla MIGXMQswCQYDVQQGEwJHQjEbMBkGA1UECBMSR3JlYXRlciBNYW5jaGVzdGVyMRAwDgYDVQQH 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