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wodSSHTunnel
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Version
1.0.0.3
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
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