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I want to know from you, since I want to run a public proxy then would I still become a target like you say even after adding the following measures ? If so, then how to prevent all this from happening ? The following are the steps I am taking. Do you mind checking if they are safe & sound or not ?
1. Not run an SMTP. This is to prevent anyone using my mail server*to spam;
2. Publicise the user's IP along with the links he visits*to prevent anyone from daring to view illegal sites or upload anything malicious or download anything illegal;
3. Force the user to open an account under a username that matches his domain name and log his username/domain along with the links he visits. Example:
Time|IP|Usernam e|KW Searched|Visite d Page
02:59pm|143.133 .135.138|www.bytes.com|php 7 books|php-book.com
During registration, I would get the php script to prompt the user to submit an email address under his domain name. The email would contain his account activation link. That is how I would make sure that it is Tom Boy who is submitting tom@tomboy.com and not any **** & Harry.*
4. Added a Banned Words Filter that replaces banned words on a proxied page. Will change this to add instead a feature that prevents loading a page that contains banned words.
5. Add a php function*in the proxy script*to block file downloads. That should prevent anyone downloading related to illegal stuffs.
Example, the proxy would replace .mp3, mp4 extensions from links. Change:
to:
That way, any link containing a downloadable extension would not be fetched by the proxy.
Do you think this tactic would work to prevent downloads ?
6. Add php function(s)*in the proxy script*to block audio/video streaming. That should prevent anyone downloading or uploading or viewing/playing any files related to illegal stuffs.
7. Add php function(s)*in the proxy script*to block uploads. That should prevent anyone uploading any files related to illegal stuffs.
QUESTIONS
Q1. So, what is that*php function that blocks downloads*? That should prevent anyone downloading malware/viruses, etc. using my proxy ?
Q2. And, what is that*php function that blocks audio/video streaming (downloading) ? That should prevent anyone viewing video streams using my proxy ?
Q3. And, what is that*php function that blocks uploads*? That should prevent anyone uploading malware/viruses, etc. using my proxy.
Q4. And, what is that*php function that blocks audio/video streaming (uploading) ? That should prevent anyone uploading viruses infected video files, etc. using my proxy.
Q5. And, what is that php function that prevents the user's browser from playing any audio/video files on a website ? Eg. Prevent playing youtube vids, vimeo vids, metacafe vids, clickbank vids,*etc. ?
Q6. And,*what is that php function that records bandwidth usage (uploads & downloads and audio/video streaming) ? I might aswell give each account just enough data limit for them to browse text pages but not enough limit to view or listen to audio/video pages (like youtube vid pages).
Q7. Any other features to add to prevent anyone abusing my public proxy service ? If so, which php functions should I use to add them ?
Thanks!
I want to know from you, since I want to run a public proxy then would I still become a target like you say even after adding the following measures ? If so, then how to prevent all this from happening ? The following are the steps I am taking. Do you mind checking if they are safe & sound or not ?
1. Not run an SMTP. This is to prevent anyone using my mail server*to spam;
2. Publicise the user's IP along with the links he visits*to prevent anyone from daring to view illegal sites or upload anything malicious or download anything illegal;
3. Force the user to open an account under a username that matches his domain name and log his username/domain along with the links he visits. Example:
Time|IP|Usernam e|KW Searched|Visite d Page
02:59pm|143.133 .135.138|www.bytes.com|php 7 books|php-book.com
During registration, I would get the php script to prompt the user to submit an email address under his domain name. The email would contain his account activation link. That is how I would make sure that it is Tom Boy who is submitting tom@tomboy.com and not any **** & Harry.*
4. Added a Banned Words Filter that replaces banned words on a proxied page. Will change this to add instead a feature that prevents loading a page that contains banned words.
5. Add a php function*in the proxy script*to block file downloads. That should prevent anyone downloading related to illegal stuffs.
Example, the proxy would replace .mp3, mp4 extensions from links. Change:
to:
That way, any link containing a downloadable extension would not be fetched by the proxy.
Do you think this tactic would work to prevent downloads ?
6. Add php function(s)*in the proxy script*to block audio/video streaming. That should prevent anyone downloading or uploading or viewing/playing any files related to illegal stuffs.
7. Add php function(s)*in the proxy script*to block uploads. That should prevent anyone uploading any files related to illegal stuffs.
QUESTIONS
Q1. So, what is that*php function that blocks downloads*? That should prevent anyone downloading malware/viruses, etc. using my proxy ?
Q2. And, what is that*php function that blocks audio/video streaming (downloading) ? That should prevent anyone viewing video streams using my proxy ?
Q3. And, what is that*php function that blocks uploads*? That should prevent anyone uploading malware/viruses, etc. using my proxy.
Q4. And, what is that*php function that blocks audio/video streaming (uploading) ? That should prevent anyone uploading viruses infected video files, etc. using my proxy.
Q5. And, what is that php function that prevents the user's browser from playing any audio/video files on a website ? Eg. Prevent playing youtube vids, vimeo vids, metacafe vids, clickbank vids,*etc. ?
Q6. And,*what is that php function that records bandwidth usage (uploads & downloads and audio/video streaming) ? I might aswell give each account just enough data limit for them to browse text pages but not enough limit to view or listen to audio/video pages (like youtube vid pages).
Q7. Any other features to add to prevent anyone abusing my public proxy service ? If so, which php functions should I use to add them ?
Thanks!