# Asterisk Project : Important Security Considerations

Added by mdavenport , edited by russell on Aug 30, 2010

The pages in this section provide specific warnings about security that are pertinent to Asterisk. Just because you're already familiar with securing your Linux machine, doesn't mean you can skip this section.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION. IMPROPER CONFIGURATION OF ASTERISK COULD ALLOW UNAUTHORIZED USE OF YOUR FACILITIES, POTENTIALLY INCURRING SUBSTANTIAL CHARGES.

Asterisk security involves both network security (encryption, authentication) as well as dialplan security (authorization - who can access services in your pbx). If you are setting up Asterisk in production use, please make sure you understand the issues involved.