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1. Enable the Diagnostic Web Server: Without password protection, the Diagnostic Web Server will be accessible by anyone on the local network at the player IP address.
2. Enable the Local Web Server: Anyone on the local network will be able to access the device webpage at port 8008.
3. Use Local File Networking: You will be able to use BrightAuthor to publish presentations and update schedules on a player connected to the local network.
4. Enable basic authentication: If you are using Simple File Networking, you can enable basic authentication to have the player send the user name and password credentials to the server as plaintext data. This makes Simple File Networking compatible with a greater range of server configurations.

Advanced Topics

Chromium Web Inspector

You can use the Web Inspector to debug webpages on the BrightSign Chromium instance (see the HTML Best Practices page for more details). This tool creates a security vulnerability on the BrightSign player and should be disabled in production environments.

Linux Security

Though the BrightSign application runs on a Linux stack, it is unlikely that conventional Linux malware will be able to infect BrightSign players. A BrightSign player will only execute a firmware image that has been cryptographically signed by BrightSign. Also, during normal operation, the filesystem used on the player is read-only.

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