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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1996</year><year>2016</year>
+ <year>1996</year><year>2017</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -64,6 +64,19 @@ $ <input>erl -sname foobar</input></pre>
by the magic cookie system, see section
<seealso marker="doc/reference_manual:distributed">Distributed Erlang</seealso>
in the Erlang Reference Manual.</p>
+ <warning>
+ <p>
+ Starting a distributed node without also specifying
+ <seealso marker="erts:erl#proto_dist"><c>-proto_dist inet_tls</c></seealso>
+ will expose the node to attacks that may give the attacker
+ complete access to the node and in extension the cluster.
+ When using un-secure distributed nodes, make sure that the
+ network is configured to keep potential attackers out.
+ See the <seealso marker="ssl:ssl_distribution">
+ Using SSL for Erlang Distribution</seealso> User's Guide
+ for details on how to setup a secure distributed node.
+ </p>
+ </warning>
</description>
<funcs>