[ Thanks to Mike
Weber for this link. ]
“Webmin Security
Everyone on the planet knows that you connect up with Webmin on
port 10000 and login as root. This means that Webmin is a prime
hacking target. You must take some precautions if you are going to
use Webmin safely. Once you log in you will see the summary of
Webmin. The opening window is divided into two sections; a menu on
the left and a system summary on the right. As you look at the
categories on the menu you can see there are options for
configuring Webmin, the System, the server daemons, networking
including a firewall, hardware options as well as clustering and
other options.“Security Modifications
Webmin is a well known tool that has has some security issues over
the years. Therefore, it is important to make several security
modifications to protect your system. The first requirement is that
you are always using the most recent version of Webmin as the
security features have been patched as well as any bugs. Next,
modify the IP Address connections, logins, listening port, and
users for Webmin. To do this you will see a list of options under
the Webmin section in the menu.”