marchandd/term_ssh_user_firefox

marchandd/term_ssh_user_firefox Docker:copyright: image

Description

A sandbox container with last version of Mozilla Firefox ready to use from Linux or Windows host.

Goal

Easy method to produce a light GUI containers to access to Firefox into sandbox from secured host to remote client with SSH.

Image size

Around 450 Mb.

References

Marchand D. Maintainer

Details source

Part of project studies

Build image

Command line

💻 docker pull marchandd/term_ssh_user_firefox

Firewall

⚠️ If your Firewall is enabled on the host, with default outgoing policy turned to deny, you will have to disable 22 port filtering:

• Make a new rule for OpenSSH (22/TCP) to enable outgoing policy.

Build container

Command line

💻 docker run -d -p XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:YYYYY:22 --name latest_term_ssh_user_firefox marchandd/term_ssh_user_firefox

Where XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is your IP v4 address.
Where YYYYY is your Private port, if you doesn't know free port, try from 49200...

Command line explanation

• Run in detached mode.
• Export port 22.

Container usage

SSH access

Open terminal with docker account. Basic fixed password for Docker public repository = 'term_ssh_user_firefox'

💻 ssh -X docker@XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX -p YYYYY

Alias

When you are into SSH access.

💻 firefox

Explanations

Dockerfile

• Make docker user creation and dynamic password is display into logs.
• Change config for SSH daemon.
• Give Supervisor management for OpenSSH server.
• Expose SSH port.

Display

Make sure to have installed OpenSSH client or GUI SSH client (Putty).

Risks

A password is used and not a certificate that could be more secure.