Re: [Hamlib-developer] Question about Remote Control and Security with rigctld

[Daniele F. <iu...@gm...>]

Hello Richard,

you wrote:
> I understand that rigctld can host a server that listens on localhost by
> default.

no, by default it listens on all interfaces with an IPv4 address; if
you want to listen on a specific interface you need to use the command
line option --listen-addr (the man page has some examples).

you asked:
> Why is it, that the password command line argument has a ? In front instead a -?

the question mark means that the command is available only in
interactive mode and when reading from stdin, it must be written with
a backslash in front and it can't be given as a command line argument.

As for the passwords, that code in Hamlib is unfinished, however as
soon as you have a remote PC you will likely need a secure way to do
remote maintenance and you could use ssh or a VPN and both would allow
you to access also the ports used by the Hamlib tools.

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73 de IU5HKX Daniele