From 30f4fc6963e5793368713897f32afd2172dc1578 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lukas Larsson Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 16:11:11 +0200 Subject: otp: Extend secure distribution docs warnings Warnings have been added to the relevant documentation about not using un-secure distributed nodes in exposed environments. --- lib/kernel/doc/src/net_kernel.xml | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) (limited to 'lib/kernel/doc/src') diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_kernel.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_kernel.xml index 4e2b0c69db..7ddb849824 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_kernel.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_kernel.xml @@ -64,6 +64,19 @@ $ erl -sname foobar by the magic cookie system, see section Distributed Erlang in the Erlang Reference Manual.

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+ Starting a distributed node without also specifying + -proto_dist inet_tls + 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 + Using SSL for Erlang Distribution User's Guide + for details on how to setup a secure distributed node. +

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