[ale] Samba security

[Raj Wurttemberg]

I don't think that I would open up Samba/CIFS to the internet.  As DJ
mentioned, access via a VPN would really be only only 'safe' method to
access a Samba/CIFS share from the internet.

Alternative... How about WebDAV?  You could control it easily with one port
and use SSL.

/Raj W.

On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 10:30 AM Todor Fassl via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> I am supporting an undergraduate research cluster. Undergrads can ssh
> into the cluster and do mathematical research via Matlab, Mathematica,
> Magma, Sage, etc. I think there are 9 different computational algebra
> systems on the cluster plus python, gcc, etc. Anyway, most of the
> students have been using ssh to log into the machines and then using
> emacs or vi to write their code. A handful of students write the code on
> their own computers and then scp it to the cluster. A few use and sshfs
> client. I was thinking of installing samba so students who use Windows
> could map a network drive.  I am not sure the ports would be open by a
> typical ISP or on the campus firewall. But I might be able to make it
> possible for a student with a laptop to sit in a campus library and
> write code.
>
> Is this a bad idea?
>
> --
> Todd
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