The central server farm, called reverse proxy shall be the internet exchange point of every extensive cloud infrastructure. However it seems that configuration of such critical systems in a correct and safe way is strongly complex. It is time-consuming and requires great experience and focus to setup the following aspects: proxy/load balancing/clustering, HTTPS, access control, event logging mechanisms, WAF or platform hardening. We cannot deny that every single detail of such configuration is crucial and meaningful. Moreover, maintenance and development of Web Gateway type scalable infrastructure, composed of dozen/few dozen nods, is a big challenge for us.
In this presentation, containing live demonstration, I will present you the concept of reverse proxy automated management, especially in terms of safety, with a use of Puppet open source supported platform and modsecurity as an open source Web Application Firewall. The main goal of my presentation is to show the idea of open, scalable cloud infrastructure, including general safety standards, as well as compliance with aspects described in the OWASP documents: Top Ten, Testing Guide, ASVS. And above all, I will show you how to eliminate those threats, before they are detected as a web application attack.
Leszek Miś - IT Security Architect at Linux Polska sp. z o.o. WALLF Web Gateway Project Leader. Linux/Network Security Expert with an offensive approach to web application security. For over 10 years professionally engaged and privately fascinated with open source solutions, with special focus on IT (in) security. Red Hat skilled trainer and examiner, holder of RHCA/RHCSS/RHCE. Experienced author of several IT Security courses (Hardening, SELinux, ModSecurity).