marchandd/term_ssh_root_firefox repository overview

⁠marchandd/term_ssh_root_firefox

marchandd/term_ssh_root_firefox⁠ Docker:copyright:⁠ image

⁠Description

A sandbox container with last version of Mozilla Firefox ready to use from Linux or Windows host.

⁠Goal

Easy method to produce a light GUI containers to access to Firefox into sandbox from secured host to remote client with SSH.

⁠Image size

Around 450 Mb.

⁠References

Marchand D. Maintainer⁠

Details source⁠

Part of project studies⁠

⁠Build image

⁠Command line

:computer: docker pull marchandd/term_ssh_root_firefox

⁠Firewall

:warning: If your Firewall is enabled on the host, with default outgoing policy turned to deny, you will have to disable 22 port filtering:

• Make a new rule for OpenSSH (22/TCP) to enable outgoing policy.

⁠Build container

⁠Command line

:computer: docker run -d -p XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:YYYYY:22 marchandd/term_ssh_root_firefox

Where XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is your IP v4 address.
Where YYYYY is your Private port, if you doesn't know free port, try from 49200...

⁠Command line explanation

• Run in detached mode.
• Export port 22.

⁠Container usage

⁠SSH access

Open terminal with root/administrator account.
Basic fixed password for Docker public repository = 'term_ssh_root_firefox'

:computer: ssh -X [email protected] -p YYYYY

⁠Alias

When you are into SSH access.

:computer: firefox

⁠Explanations

⁠Dockerfile

• Make dynamic root password and display it into logs.
• Change config for SSH daemon.
• Give Supervisor management for OpenSSH server.
• Expose SSH port.

⁠Display

Make sure to have installed OpenSSH client or GUI SSH client (Putty).

⁠Risks

Root account from container is exposed.
A password is used and not a certificate that could be more secure.