Reconsider Opening TCP+UDP for all ports
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
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- 37
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- 7
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Description
Configure_firewall opens both the TCP and UDP ports for each port range whether there's a service listening there or not. It should probably do one or the other.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with toolkit/perfsonar-toolkit/scripts/configure_firewall at the referenced line 194 and trace how each port range is handled. Determine how the script should identify the needed protocol, then verify that the firewall opens only the applicable TCP or UDP ports rather than both.
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Assessment
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 50/100