Inquiry about Roon ARC Port Security (ref#NSA0J0)

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Describe the issue

Hi guys, I don't have a direct problem. But I would like to know how secure is Roon ARC against external attacks regarding the open port? Kind regards

Describe your network setup

Mac mini M4, latest OS. Router from German Telekom, Speedport Smart 4.

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Hi @kontakt-tom,

Port forwarding does selectively expose a port in the router firewall, but it’s only vulnerable to attack if one of the following is true:

  1. your Roon credentials are insecure or compromised (unlikely with MFA)
  2. you’ve misconfigured port forwarding or another routing setting (DMZ, firewall settings, etc).
  3. your RoonServer and/or network software is out of date

If you’re concerned about security risks, you can default to Tailscale instead, which is a Wireguard-based solution for NAT traversal that won’t require any port forwarding:

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