[jira] [Created] (FELIX-3811) http service should allow the interfaces bound to be configured

["Ed Schaller (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Ed Schaller created FELIX-3811:
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             Summary: http service should allow the interfaces bound to be configured
                 Key: FELIX-3811
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FELIX-3811
             Project: Felix
          Issue Type: Wish
          Components: Lightweight HTTP Service
            Reporter: Ed Schaller
            Priority: Minor
         Attachments: httplite.bind.patch

As I primarily use the lightweight http service to debug using the webconsole it would be nice to only bind it to the local interface to limit access to the webconsole. This could be done by providing a configuration paramater to specify the host address to bind to and could also be useful for those running lightweight http on multihomed hosts.

I have created a patch against 0.1.5-SNAPSHOT that includes such functionality. It uses org.apache.felix.http.host as the configuration key but this could be changed. The semantics of what should be done when the host specified cannot be resolved (eg: InetAddress.getByName() fails) may also be worth changing. Presently it just binds to all interfaces if it is unable to resolve/parse the address. Failing closed would be better in my opinion but might not be the most intuitive.

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