Synology Security – Page 23

Synology: Let’s Encrypt Issues New Root and Intermediate Certificates

21 December 202020 December 2020 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Some days ago Let’s Encrypt announced that the TLS certificates issued by the Let’s Encrypt certificate authority are using a new intermediate certificate. Let’s Encrypt will start using their new roots next year. Today Let’s Encrypt are using a variant of their “R3” certificate which is cross-signed by IdenTrust, rather than chaining back to their … Read more about Synology: Let’s Encrypt Issues New Root and Intermediate Certificates

Synology: Put Your NAS In a Safe

26 November 2020 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

One of the worst things that can happen to a Synology NAS owner is their NAS being stolen by malicious people. There are several ways to protect yourself from such ill-intentioned people. One is the software that, through encryption, allows you to protect your data; the other is the backup method via cloud services or … Read more about Synology: Put Your NAS In a Safe

How to Change Your Synology Account

20 November 2020 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

For one reason or another, one day you may need to change your Synology Account. The change involves changing your current email to a new email. This operation will cease all activities linked to Synology in the respective account such as DDNS services “synology.me”, the Synology C2 cloud service, QuickConnect ID, so be careful before … Read more about How to Change Your Synology Account

Synology: How to Connect to Your RT2600ac Router via HTTPS / SSL

31 May 20224 October 2020 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Did you know that you can use an SSL certificate and connect to your Synology RT2600ac router externally or internally via HTTPS? Starting today you can connect to your Synology router via HTTPS and see your browser address bar with the green padlock. The procedure that allows you to connect to your Synology router over … Read more about Synology: How to Connect to Your RT2600ac Router via HTTPS / SSL

Synology: RT2600ac SRM 1.2.4-8081 Update 1

4 October 20203 October 2020 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

SRM is the operating system of the Synology RT2600ac router. The update includes the latest features and enhancements. The update will be available for selected regions within the following weeks, although the release time in each region may vary slightly. This is a critical update so if you have already installed SRM 1.2.4-8081 the SRM … Read more about Synology: RT2600ac SRM 1.2.4-8081 Update 1

How to Set Up Synology Firewall GeoIP Blocking

3 December 20234 September 2020 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Below I will explain how I reduced the number of direct attacks on my Synology NAS by correctly setting up the GeoIP Firewall on the powerful DSM operating system. I blocked all geographical regions except for my own, my static IP and my subnet mask. Most brute force attempts come from outside my home country, … Read more about How to Set Up Synology Firewall GeoIP Blocking