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Re:Node.js in Production by SkyMarshal on Tuesday June 03, 2014 @03:25PM (#7842219)
Which is a better security setup, reverse proxying port 80 to 3000 via a stripped, hardened nginx/apache on 80, or connecting your unpriviledged app directly to port 80 via iptables or authbind?
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Re:Node.js in Production by yid on Tuesday June 03, 2014 @03:51PM (#7842337)
Port 80 is not some magical port, it's just privileged by convention. Routing iptables from port 80 to 3000 does not hurt nor improve your security situation in the least.
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