[asterisk-users] Polycom XML Files / asterisk

[Anthony Francis]

I am confused how TFTP is less secure than HTTP. TFTP does not allow any 
browsing, ever. Neither technologies will allow the device to 
authenticate before downloading a configuration file, and both are 
easily secured by only permitting connections from specific hosts.

Robert McNaught wrote:
> Yes, perhaps a script would always be better than hand-touching these
> files, and getting an XML editor only really makes it easier on the
> eyes.
>
> On the same subject, I have noticed that Snom and Linksys phones do
> not support FTP provisioning - only TFTP and HTTP.  With TFTP being an
> insecure option for a hosted architecture, is everyone moving to
> provision Polycoms with HTTP, so that both can be auto-provisioned via
> Option 66.
>
> One thing I found is that, with option 66 in a LAN router, you cannot
> specify more than one protocol.
>
> Has anyone had any problems provisioning Polycoms with HTTP?
>
>
> On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 1:35 AM, Philipp Kempgen
> <philipp.kempgen at amooma.de> wrote:
>   
>> Robert McNaught schrieb:
>>
>>     
>>> Does anyone know how to apply a style sheet to the polycom automatic
>>> provisioning XML files?
>>>       
>> Why should applying a stylesheet be different than for any other
>> XML files?
>>
>>     
>>> Even better, does anyone know of a web-based XML editor where you can
>>> just edit the files from a browser directly ie entering in phone
>>> number, display name, proxy address etc.  From what I gather, most
>>> people are just using Notepad to change the files then upload them, or
>>> vi from the command line, which is fiddly and time-consuming.
>>>       
>> Just use your preferred editor. Nobody forces Notepad or vi upon you.
>>
>> Even better: Generate the config files with Perl/PHP/<insert favorite
>> language>.
>>
>>
>> Grüße,
>> Philipp Kempgen
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Thank you and have any kind of day you want,

Anthony Francis
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