MikroTik and Cloudflare Zero Trust Part 2: Using WinBox Without Exposing Port 8291

MikroTik WinBox access through Cloudflare Zero Trust and WARP without exposing port 8291, Part 2.

In Part 1, we covered how to use Cloudflare Tunnel to protect MikroTik management access. We configured a connector inside the management network and used Cloudflare Access to authenticate users before allowing them to reach WebFig. The router no longer needed a public-facing management port. Most of us MikroTik administrators spend more time in WinBox … Read more

Securing MikroTik Management with Cloudflare Zero Trust (Part 1)

Architecture diagram for managing a MikroTik router through Cloudflare Zero Trust, Cloudflare Access, Cloudflare Tunnel, cloudflared, and a management VLAN.

I, due to recent SSH vulnerabilities in MikroTik, figured this series of articles would be relevant. The router may have strong passwords and firewall filters, but those services still receive constant login attempts from automated scanners. For years, the normal answer was a VPN with a management network. VPNs work well, but they require another … Read more

A first-hand forensic walkthrough of a real router compromise

What it looks like when an intruder tries to make your own router work against you. A note before we start: Anything in this post that could identify my network, my organization, or my router’s real hostname and IP address has been redacted or made generic. The attacker’s own infrastructure, such as IP addresses, ports, … Read more