FAQ Tag: firewall

The settings in host.xml don’t seem to work.

The hosts.xml files are used to allow/deny access to different products from some IPs or classes of IPs. The client’s IP is tested against the rules in the hosts.xml file and the first one that matches is applied – all the following rules are ignored. When getting the hostname related to a given IP the…

How can I tell if my Muse Proxy is secure?

This FAQ has been created for partners to check the Muse Proxy configuration ($MUSE_HOME/proxy/hosts.xml file) to make sure they are not open proxies, and therefore prone to illegal usage. RULES TO MODIFY: 1.) In the hosts.xml under the default user, there should be no <ALLOW>*</ALLOW> rule: <USER_RULE> <ID>default</ID> <ALLOW>*</ALLOW> The default user allows the ICE…