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How to secure your Home Assistant?

I have a Home Assistant (Has. Io) on Proxmox and so far I used WireGuard to connect from the outside. Due to the Chromecast launch, there was a need to pass traffic through the external network - the cert SSL generated in DuckDNS causes hostname error messages, so I redirected traffic from outside to the HA port on the router and somehow it works, and even Chromecast displays the indicated HA interface. However, the entire system security hangs on logging into the HA and I am a bit concerned about it, how safe is it and can the security be strengthened?

I have a Home Assistant (Has. Io) on Proxmox and so far I used WireGuard to connect from the outside. Due to the Chromecast launch, there was a need to pass traffic through the external network - the cert SSL generated in DuckDNS causes hostname error messages, so I redirected traffic from outside to the HA port on the router and somehow it works, and even Chromecast displays the indicated HA interface. However, the entire system security hangs on logging into the HA and I am a bit concerned about it, how safe is it and can the security be strengthened?

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It is rather safe. Regards
It is rather safe. Regards

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To secure Home Assistant, you can take several steps: Changing the default login settings: It is recommended to change the default login password for Home Assistant to a strong and unique one. This can be done in the user profile settings. Setting up two-factor authentication: Enabling two-factor authentication will provide an additional layer of security when logging into Home Assistant. Setting up external access security: Consider using additional tools to secure external access, such as VPN (e.g. WireGuard) or port forwarding on the router. Regular updates: It is important to regularly update Home Assistant and all installed add-ons to benefit from the latest security features.
To secure Home Assistant, you can take several steps: Changing the default login settings: It is recommended to change the default login password for Home Assistant to a strong and unique one. This can be done in the user profile settings. Setting up two-factor authentication: Enabling two-factor authentication will provide an additional layer of security when logging into Home Assistant. Setting up external access security: Consider using additional tools to secure external access, such as VPN (e.g. WireGuard) or port forwarding on the router. Regular updates: It is important to regularly update Home Assistant and all installed add-ons to benefit from the latest security features.

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