[oclug] [Fwd: [ #DMU-33617-954]: Support Request]

[Matt Rose]

On Tue, 27 Apr 2004, Mark Harrison wrote:

> I appreciate that he answered the "how do I close it" question.
> 
> But the answer he gave to the "why is it open?" question is, well, complete
> rubbish.
> 
> In the mail you forwarded, the Linksys guy said that SSL stands for "Secured
> Site Location" rather than "Secure Sockets Layer"...
> 
> ... this is not a sign of a network professional.
> 
> There is no good reason why SSL needs to be open inbound in order to make
> outbound web surfing work...

SSL is usually open inbound on these little router-dealies so that you, or 
a support person can access the router through https from remote.  I 
think it's safe to say that you can close it.  It's there for ease of 
configuration.

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