upsset.conf(5)

1UPSSET.CONF(5)                    NUT Manual                    UPSSET.CONF(5)
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6       upsset.conf - Configuration for Network UPS Tools upsset.cgi
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DESCRIPTION

9       This file only does one job—it lets you convince upsset.cgi(8) that
10       your system’s CGI directory is secure. The program will not run until
11       this file has been properly defined.
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SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

14       upsset.cgi(8) allows you to try login name and password combinations.
15       There is no rate limiting, as the program shuts down between every
16       request. Such is the nature of CGI programs.
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18       Normally, attackers would not be able to access your upsd(8) server
19       directly as it would be protected by the LISTEN directives in your
20       upsd.conf(5) file, tcp-wrappers (if available when NUT was built), and
21       hopefully local firewall settings in your OS.
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23       upsset runs on your web server, so upsd will see it as a connection
24       from a host on an internal network. It doesn’t know that the connection
25       is actually coming from someone on the outside. This is why you must
26       secure it.
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28       On Apache, you can use the .htaccess file or put the directives in your
29       httpd.conf. It looks something like this, assuming the .htaccess
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32           <Files upsset.cgi>
33           deny from all
34           allow from your.network.addresses
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37       You will probably have to set "AllowOverride Limit" for this directory
38       in your server-level configuration file as well.
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40       If this doesn’t make sense, then stop reading and leave this program
41       alone. It’s not something you absolutely need to have anyway.
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43       Assuming you have all this done, and it actually works (test it!), then
44       you may add the following directive to this file:
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46           I_HAVE_SECURED_MY_CGI_DIRECTORY
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48       If you lie to the program and someone beats on your upsd through your
49       web server, don’t blame me.
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