Trixbox Security

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Contents 1 The Rub 2 The Fixes 3 The Cute Fix 4 Notes

The Rub

Fonality collects data from trixbox installs. Currently an opt-in/opt-out mechanism exists for the data collection. This data collection has occurred in the past without such a mechanism, and to the surprise of the users. This is documented^[1] on the trixbox forums.

The Fixes

1. Use something else.
2. Build your own.

The Cute Fix

So you're not brave enough to try something else. This may help:

echo 127.0.0.1 registry.trixbox.com >> /etc/hosts

echo 127.0.0.1 proregistry.trixbox.com >> /etc/hosts

echo 127.0.0.1 update.fonality.com >> /etc/hosts

Note: This code will direct outbound traffic, to these known Fonality hosts used for data collection, to localhost of your machine. This, effectively, will block this outbound traffic.

Notes

1. ↑ http://www.trixbox.org/forums/trixbox-forums/open-discussion/trixbox-phones-home