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authorOlle Johansson <oej@edvina.net>2009-11-12 10:22:30 +0000
committerOlle Johansson <oej@edvina.net>2009-11-12 10:22:30 +0000
commitcca751350a64d22ec2d44b535f4821c8c3a5d9e1 (patch)
tree2f1a907f230bc1a5e4d286fe058a625f3bfdc574 /configs/sip.conf.sample
parent91b9c8fca12c39d89ed0e3d22fed8c8f8b57df3d (diff)
Clarify some security issues early in the sample configuration
git-svn-id: https://origsvn.digium.com/svn/asterisk/trunk@229606 65c4cc65-6c06-0410-ace0-fbb531ad65f3
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@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
;
; SIP Configuration example for Asterisk
;
+; Note: Please read the security documentation for Asterisk in order to
+; understand the risks of installing Asterisk with the sample
+; configuration. If your Asterisk is installed on a public
+; IP address connected to the Internet, you will want to learn
+; about the various security settings BEFORE you start
+; Asterisk.
+; Specially note the following settings:
+; - Allowguest (default enabled)
+; - Permit/deny - IP address filters
+; - Contactpermit/contactdeny - IP address filters for registrations
+; - Context - Which set of services you offer various users
+;
; SIP dial strings
;-----------------------------------------------------------
; In the dialplan (extensions.conf) you can use several
@@ -87,6 +99,10 @@
[general]
context=default ; Default context for incoming calls
;allowguest=no ; Allow or reject guest calls (default is yes)
+ ; If your Asterisk is connected to the Internet
+ ; and you have allowguest=yes
+ ; you want to check which services you offer everyone
+ ; out there, by enabling them in the default context (see below).
;match_auth_username=yes ; if available, match user entry using the
; 'username' field from the authentication line
; instead of the From: field.