speech-dispatcher: Security
2.7 Security
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Speech Dispatcher doesn't implement any special authentication
mechanisms but uses the standard system mechanisms to regulate access.
If the default 'unix_socket' communication mechanism is used, only
the user who starts the server can connect to it due to imposed
restrictions on the unix socket file permissions.
In case of the 'inet_socket' communication mechanism, where clients
connect to Speech Dispatcher on a specified port, theoretically everyone
could connect to it. The access is by default restricted only for
connections originating on the same machine, which can be changed via
the LocalhostAccessOnly option in the server configuration file. In
such a case, the user is reponsible to set appropriate security
restrictions on the access to the given port on his machine from the
outside network using a firewall or similar mechanism.
Info Catalog
speech-dispatcher: Synthesis Output Modules
speech-dispatcher: User's Documentation