[asterisk-users] allowguest defaults to yes for SIP

[Tilghman Lesher]

On Thursday 12 November 2009 08:59:16 Danny Nicholas wrote:
> Without the allowguest=no, Asterisk doesn't put up any defense against an
> unauthorized guest.  You still have NAT/Firewall/IPTABLE "defenses", for
> what they are worth.  The trick is to get what you need without allowing
> what you don't want.

Don't assume that all guests are uninvited.  The allowguest setting permits
you to publish a SIP address at which new customers may make initial contact.

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