Haiku Connecting from Outside

ano

Senior Member
I have my own domain so want to connect to Haiku from outside so have some questions. Like some others, I'm moving from Windows Home Server with WL3. I'l now running a Mac Mini with OS X Server.

First, I see in the changelog that you added https support some time ago, but I'm not having much luck accessing it that way. The changelog indicates that https used the same port as http, which was port 9399. I can access the web server fine with http, but if I access the same port with https, nothing. Does https need to be turned on?

Second, when I use Haiku from an iPhone or iPad, to the panel remotely, is it your feeling that this is secure? OS X Server does have VPN support, but I haven't turned it on as of yet. I know Haiku uses the HAI security key, and the cellular network part should be secure, but the weak part is from the cellular provider into my house. Does Haiku speak to the panel in any encrypted fashion, or is it clear text?

VPNs are a pain, and honestly I doubt many hackers will be sniffing for my HAI key to break into my house, but its good to know.

If the path is not encrypted, maybe this would be a good feature request for Hauku Helper. Encrypt the data between and iPhone or iPad to Haihelper in your house, and then Haiku Helper could pass the data to the panel unencrypted inside your house where it doesn't really matter.
 
HTTPS is not currently available due to technical limitations with WebSockets (needed for the live interface).

Haiku/HaikuHelper use a secure encrypted connection to the controller. No clear text.

The HTTP authentication in HaikuHelper uses Digest with a Nonce. So the password should be secure. But the data of course could be sniffed. If you really need encryption for HaikuHelper/HTTP you can use a VPN or SSH tunnelling. Hopefully as WebSockets mature, we can switch back to HTTPS.
 
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