diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9075f07b..96d301f5 100755 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -27,6 +27,18 @@ Consider reading TabPy documentation in the following order: * [Authoring Python calculations in Tableau](docs/TableauConfiguration.md). * [TabPy Tools](docs/tabpy-tools.md) +Important security note: + +* By default, TabPy is configured without username/password authentication. +We strongly advise using TabPy only with authentication enabled. For more +information, see +[TabPy Server Configuration Instructions](docs/server-config.md#authentication). +Without authentication in place, if the TABPY_EVALUATE_ENABLE feature is +enabled (as it is by default), there is the possibility that unauthenticated +individuals could remotely execute code on the machine running TabPy. +Leaving these two settings in their default states together is highly +discouraged. + Troubleshooting: * [TabPy Wiki](https://github.com/tableau/TabPy/wiki) diff --git a/docs/server-config.md b/docs/server-config.md index 3f0ce0a9..4b76b88d 100755 --- a/docs/server-config.md +++ b/docs/server-config.md @@ -314,14 +314,14 @@ For extended logging (e.g. for auditing purposes) additional logging can be turn on with setting `TABPY_LOG_DETAILS` configuration file parameter to `true`. With the feature on additional information is logged for HTTP requests: caller ip, -URL, client infomation (Tableau Desktop\Server), Tableau user name (for Tableau Server) -and TabPy user name as shown in the example below: +URL, client infomation (Tableau Desktop\Server) and TabPy user name as shown in +the example below: ``` -2019-05-02,13:50:08 [INFO] (base_handler.py:base_handler:90): Call ID: 934073bd-0d29-46d3-b693-b1e4b1efa9e4, Caller: ::1, Method: POST, Resource: http://localhost:9004/evaluate, Client: Postman for manual testing, Tableau user: ogolovatyi +2019-05-02,13:50:08 [INFO] (base_handler.py:base_handler:90): Call ID: 934073bd-0d29-46d3-b693-b1e4b1efa9e4, Caller: ::1, Method: POST, Resource: http://localhost:9004/evaluate, Client: Postman for manual testing 2019-05-02,13:50:08 [DEBUG] (base_handler.py:base_handler:120): Checking if need to handle authentication, << call ID: 934073bd-0d29-46d3-b693-b1e4b1efa9e4>> 2019-05-02,13:50:08 [DEBUG] (base_handler.py:base_handler:120): Handling authentication, <