wodSSHTunnel

- Version 1.7.1

wodSSHTunnel component is server-type component that
will add secure tunneling (based on SSH protocol)
capabilities to your application. Based on your rules
and definitions, it will accept local connections,
encrypt it and forward to SSH server (where they will
be decrypted and sent to destination host). SSH server
is required for this component to work - encryption
will take place between local computer (running
wodSSHTunnel) and SSH server of your choice.
It can work in both sides - it can accept local
connections and forward them to the server, or can
initiate connections towards local services when
notification is received from SSH server for 'remote
port forwarding' request - based on your previous request.
Basically, to understand what happens: instead of using
direct connections to the server, through insecure
internet,you would connect to your SSH server using
encrypted connection, and SSH server would connect to
services you require. Usually, most of those services
will reside on same server as SSH server, or will be in
protected network.
Also, not only it will secure connections - but it will
also allow you to create VPN to your services.
How does it work?
You setup any number of Channels - these are objects
that will keep information about specific port
forwarding request. For example, you can create Channel
that will listen on local port 80, and forward all
requests to SSH server on his port 80. After you Start
that channel, you can try to connect using your web
browser to http://localhost and you should see web
contents as held on SSH server. Cute, isn't it?
After Channel is created and started, it will accept
Users. Each channel stores collection of users
connected to it.Once new User tries to connect to the
channel, you will receive event where you can allow or
deny user to use secure channel - once again, it's your
decision. If you allow user to connect and use channel,
everything is done by wodSSHTunnel, and you don't need
to do anything else