What are the security concerns with eDexter?
At this time, no known vulnerabilities exist. eDexter is a personal web server, and does not understand any kind of scripting (such as CGI or ActiveX), so that eDexter can not be used to get into your computer. The only thing eDexter understands is to send pictures to a request for information. So, if a “hacker” tries to talk to eDexter, eDexter will only send a picture back as a response. It won’t do anything else or execute any remote commands. Basically, all the “hacker” would get is a message to “Feed the dog,” or a “woof,” or another of eDexter’s pictures. There are no security issues with eDexter at this time at all. If you have a firewall on your computer, you may block port 80 outbound, and this will keep anybody from ever knowing that eDexter is even running. I recommend that everyone run a personal firewall even if they do not use eDexter to keep your system and data safe. You can read about them here.
