Configured SSH tunneling for secure web server access

📅 2023-04-28 — Session: Configured SSH tunneling for secure web server access

🕒 02:10–02:40
🏷️ Labels: SSH, Tunneling, HTTPS, Networking, Troubleshooting
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal

The goal of this session was to configure and troubleshoot SSH tunneling for secure access to a web server, ensuring proper HTTPS functionality and resolving common errors.

Key Activities

• Configured SSH tunnels to align with web server ports and protocols, addressing potential port mismatch errors.
• Troubleshot HTTPS access issues via forwarded ports, focusing on server logs, firewall settings, and SSH client updates.
• Investigated and resolved the SSL_ERROR_RX_RECORD_TOO_LONG error during HTTPS access through an SSH tunnel.
• Accessed a local web server using HTTPS, troubleshooting SSL configuration issues.
• Verified SSL/TLS configurations to prevent HTTPS access issues, including checking server logs and certificate validity.
• Provided SSH tunnel commands for local development and remote access, explaining command options and resolving forwarding issues.
• Utilized networking tools like nmap for port scanning and identifying service ports.

Achievements

• Successfully configured SSH tunnels for secure web server access.
• Resolved SSL/TLS errors and improved HTTPS access reliability.
• Established effective troubleshooting methods for SSH and web server configurations.

Pending Tasks

• Further testing of SSH tunnel configurations under different network conditions.
• Continuous monitoring of server logs to preemptively identify potential issues.