Apache verses Guacamole

2023-08-01 Thread Robert Dinse
I thought I was reasonably proficient with Apache web server but I discovered it won't do what I want. I solved the issue with mod_suphp verses mod_authnz_external.  I had compiled the entire server statically, I did this because I have a machine with a large amount of RAM (256GB)

Re: Apache verses Guacamole

2023-08-02 Thread Ivanmarcus
Robert, Just in case it helps; the connecting IP and login attempts are typically recorded in the Tomcat log. An example here is from a test Ubuntu 22.04 with Tomcat 9, the logfile is located at /var/log/tomcat9/catalina.out and you'll see I've tried twice, once with incorrect p/w, then the r

Re: Apache verses Guacamole

2023-08-02 Thread Robert Dinse
The site handles approximately half a million hits per day. I've been offering Linux shell access since 1992, and prior to that SunOS and SCO Xenix, so I'm familiar with the security issues.  The servers are all individually firewalled and fail2ban watches for password brute force hacki

Re: Apache verses Guacamole

2023-08-02 Thread Ivanmarcus
Thanks Robert, FWIW I was responding to your earlier post which said: "If I can figure out how to get tomcat to pass the IP to guacamole so when someone logs into a server via guacamole it correctly logs the originator IP and failed logins that will work also but I am utterly unfamiliar with t

Re: Apache verses Guacamole

2023-08-02 Thread Robert Dinse
I have considered LDAP, just the scope of converting so many machines is more than a little intimidating for one person.  I do not have a staff, just me. I am trying to create one of two scenarios: 1) A customer using guacamole can login to it with the same credentials he us

Re: Apache verses Guacamole

2023-08-02 Thread Nick Couchman
Robert, Sorry if you already answered this and I missed the answer, but did you verify that you've configured the Remote IP Valve in Tomcat, as documented in the Proxying chapter of the manual? This should give you the correct iP in Guacamole: https://guacamole.apache.org/doc/gug/reverse-proxy.htm