Is webmin safe?

Question

System administration

Will they open the web-muzzle?
ps toster says not enough characters. I think it's ok now :)

Answer 1

An increase in security entails a deterioration in the friendliness of the system. There is no need to suffer from paranoia, but preventive measures should not be left without attention.
Access logging, regular updates, backups.

Answer 2

There are no safe things. There are things whose consequences are not critical and what affects the entire service. And even this approach is relative.
In turn, you can take advantage of minimizing damage and increasing the time needed to cause damage, which in turn allows more time to repair it and counter attempts to cause further damage.

Answer 3

Close it with base-authorization additionally.