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Subject: Re: Review Request 128707: Add support for captive portals
From: Lamarque Souza <lamarque () kde ! org>
Date: 2016-09-06 8:52:17
Message-ID: 20160906085217.5566.7323 () mimi ! kde ! org
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> On Sept. 5, 2016, 3:47 p.m., Lamarque Souza wrote:
> > kded/portalmonitor.cpp, line 50
> > <https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/128707/diff/4/?file=474728#file474728line50>
> >
> > I am wondering how hard this waill affect kde.org web server. This patch has the \
> > potentional to create a DDoS attack-like effect on it. Maybe someone from \
> > sysadmin should evaluate this.
>
> Jan Grulich wrote:
> I don't think it will affect it, because when you are behind a captive portal you \
> will get redirected immediately so kde.org won't be loaded at all. At least this is \
> my understanding.
> Sebastian Kügler wrote:
> The user-friendlier portals will redirect you to the site you were originally going \
> to, but I agree, kde.org can handle that (it's a static page request, should be \
> cheap enough).
> What could be pretty cool is if the user would be sent to a page that allows \
> donating, kde.org does that, so there may be a net advantage, still.
Looking at that angle it is Ok from my side :-)
- Lamarque
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On Sept. 6, 2016, 7:37 a.m., Jan Grulich wrote:
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> (Updated Sept. 6, 2016, 7:37 a.m.)
>
>
> Review request for Network Management, Plasma, KDE Usability, and Lamarque Souza.
>
>
> Bugs: 365417
> http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=365417
>
>
> Repository: plasma-nm
>
>
> Description
> -------
>
> Adds portal monitor to our kded module, which checks NetworkManager connectivity. \
> If the value gets changed to NM_CONNECTIVITY_PORTAL (means we are behind a captive \
> portal), then we open a QWebEngineView trying to load "http://kde.org" page which \
> is supposed to be redirected to the captive portal page. Once user logs in and url \
> changes, we re-check the connectivity again and close the web view if we are no \
> longer behind the captive portal.
>
> Diffs
> -----
>
> CMakeLists.txt a27c1f2
> kded/CMakeLists.txt 1f0613e
> kded/portalmonitor.h PRE-CREATION
> kded/portalmonitor.cpp PRE-CREATION
> kded/service.cpp 18ffd41
>
> Diff: https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/128707/diff/
>
>
> Testing
> -------
>
> Tested with three different captive portals and it worked perfectly.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jan Grulich
>
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<blockquote style="margin-left: 1em; border-left: 2px solid #d0d0d0; padding-left: \
10px;"> <p style="margin-top: 0;">On September 5th, 2016, 3:47 p.m. UTC, <b>Lamarque \
Souza</b> wrote:</p> <blockquote style="margin-left: 1em; border-left: 2px solid \
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href="https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/128707/diff/4/?file=474728#file474728line50" \
style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: \
underline;">kded/portalmonitor.cpp</a> <span style="font-weight: normal;">
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width="50%"><pre style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 140%; margin: 0; "> <span \
class="n">m_view</span><span class="o">-></span><span class="n">setUrl</span><span \
class="p">(</span><span class="n">QUrl</span><span class="p">(</span><span \
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<pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: \
-pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="padding: \
0;text-rendering: inherit;margin: 0;line-height: inherit;white-space: inherit;">I am \
wondering how hard this waill affect kde.org web server. This patch has the \
potentional to create a DDoS attack-like effect on it. Maybe someone from sysadmin \
should evaluate this.</p></pre> </blockquote>
<p>On September 6th, 2016, 7:28 a.m. UTC, <b>Jan Grulich</b> wrote:</p>
<blockquote style="margin-left: 1em; border-left: 2px solid #d0d0d0; padding-left: \
10px;"> <pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: \
-pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="padding: \
0;text-rendering: inherit;margin: 0;line-height: inherit;white-space: inherit;">I \
don't think it will affect it, because when you are behind a captive portal you will \
get redirected immediately so kde.org won't be loaded at all. At least this is my \
understanding.</p></pre> </blockquote>
<p>On September 6th, 2016, 8:49 a.m. UTC, <b>Sebastian Kügler</b> wrote:</p>
<blockquote style="margin-left: 1em; border-left: 2px solid #d0d0d0; padding-left: \
10px;"> <pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: \
-pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="padding: \
0;text-rendering: inherit;margin: 0;line-height: inherit;white-space: inherit;">The \
user-friendlier portals will redirect you to the site you were originally going to, \
but I agree, kde.org can handle that (it's a static page request, should be cheap \
enough).</p> <p style="padding: 0;text-rendering: inherit;margin: 0;line-height: \
inherit;white-space: inherit;">What could be pretty cool is if the user would be sent \
to a page that allows donating, kde.org does that, so there may be a net advantage, \
still.</p></pre> </blockquote>
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<pre style="margin-left: 1em; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; \
white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><p \
style="padding: 0;text-rendering: inherit;margin: 0;line-height: inherit;white-space: \
inherit;">Looking at that angle it is Ok from my side :-)</p></pre> <br />
<p>- Lamarque</p>
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<p>On September 6th, 2016, 7:37 a.m. UTC, Jan Grulich wrote:</p>
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<div>Review request for Network Management, Plasma, KDE Usability, and Lamarque \
Souza.</div> <div>By Jan Grulich.</div>
<p style="color: grey;"><i>Updated Sept. 6, 2016, 7:37 a.m.</i></p>
<div style="margin-top: 1.5em;">
<b style="color: #575012; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 1.5em;">Bugs: </b>
<a href="http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=365417">365417</a>
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<b style="color: #575012; font-size: 10pt;">Repository: </b>
plasma-nm
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<h1 style="color: #575012; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 1.5em;">Description </h1>
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<pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: \
-moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: \
break-word;"><p style="padding: 0;text-rendering: inherit;margin: 0;line-height: \
inherit;white-space: inherit;">Adds portal monitor to our kded module, which checks \
NetworkManager connectivity. If the value gets changed to NM_CONNECTIVITY_PORTAL \
(means we are behind a captive portal), then we open a QWebEngineView trying to load \
"http://kde.org" page which is supposed to be redirected to the captive portal page. \
Once user logs in and url changes, we re-check the connectivity again and close the \
web view if we are no longer behind the captive portal.</p></pre> </td>
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<h1 style="color: #575012; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 1.5em;">Testing </h1>
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<pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: \
-moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: \
break-word;"><p style="padding: 0;text-rendering: inherit;margin: 0;line-height: \
inherit;white-space: inherit;">Tested with three different captive portals and it \
worked perfectly.</p></pre> </td>
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<h1 style="color: #575012; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 1.5em;">Diffs</b> </h1>
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<li>CMakeLists.txt <span style="color: grey">(a27c1f2)</span></li>
<li>kded/CMakeLists.txt <span style="color: grey">(1f0613e)</span></li>
<li>kded/portalmonitor.h <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>
<li>kded/portalmonitor.cpp <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>
<li>kded/service.cpp <span style="color: grey">(18ffd41)</span></li>
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<p><a href="https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/128707/diff/" style="margin-left: \
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