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Secure authentication in front of a web server open to internet (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by chaplin2@alien.top to c/main@selfhosted.forum

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I would like to open an instance of a web server such as nextcloud, synology, etc to the internet. VPN is not possible since recipients are not a prior known. Reverse proxy seems like a good option.

Cloudflare tunnels provide a layer of authentication in front of the web server. But I don’t want Cloudflare having access to my traffic and don’t know a way to add a layer of encryption to keep Cloudflare out of traffic.

I know authelia, but haven’t worked with it.

What are the options?

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[–] Ben4425@alien.top 2 points 1 year ago

I use Traefik and Oauth to implement two-factor authentication with single sign-on via Google. Works fine if you don't mind the requirement that all your users must have a gmail account with Google.