This section stresses the importance of blocking non-essential port access at the firewall.

Rationale

  • It is easy to issue commands to Tomcat if you know:
    1. the correct port number; and
    2. the command expected on that port.
  • Unless you are on a private network, you need a firewall to restrict who is allowed to access network ports.

Keep In Mind

Resources

  • Your local systems/network administrator:

    super sys admin