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| - | The *Public Web trigger* makes a trigger available without further authentication via the Keyboard Maestro web server, which _does_ require authentication to setup. See [[trigger:Web_Server|Set Setup and Use of Web Server]]. | + | The *Public Web trigger* makes a macro available without further authentication via the Keyboard Maestro web server. See [[trigger:Web_Server|Set Setup and Use of Web Server]]. |
| - | Any macro with the [[Public Web]] trigger can be triggered by anyone without the username or password. | + | The _Public Web Trigger_ is one of several triggers that use a `URL`. See\\ |
| + | [Macro Triggers that Use a URL](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/request-for-a-working-example-of-remote-trigger/10844/10?u=jmichaeltx), 2018-07-15, peternlewis | ||
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| + | Any macro with the [[Public Web]] trigger can be triggered by anyone without the username or password, | ||
| + | assuming the Keyboard Maestro web server is enabled, and assuming they can connect to your Mac | ||
| + | (which is usually anyone on your local network, but depends entirely on how your network is configured). | ||
| **Public Web Trigger on a Macro** | **Public Web Trigger on a Macro** | ||
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| **To Execute a Specific Macro** | **To Execute a Specific Macro** | ||
| ```html | ```html | ||
| - | http://127.0.0.1:<Port>/action.html?macro=<YourMacroUUID>&value=<TheTriggerValueToPass> | + | https://localhost:<Port+1>/action.html?macro=<YourMacroUUID>&value=<TheTriggerValueToPass> |
| - | (by default, the <Port> is 4490) | + | or |
| + | http://localhost:<Port>/action.html?macro=<YourMacroUUID>&value=<TheTriggerValueToPass> | ||
| + | (by default, the <Port> is 4490, <Port+1> is 4491) | ||
| ``` | ``` | ||
| ===== Security Caution ===== | ===== Security Caution ===== | ||
| - | * (!) Note that this means anyone with Internet access to your Mac (which could be anyone, although it does depend on firewalls and NAT settings) can potentially trigger this macro | + | * (!) Note that this means anyone with Internet access to your Mac (which could be anyone, although it does depend on firewalls and NAT settings) can potentially trigger this macro. |
| * So it should generally only be a safe macro, such as: | * So it should generally only be a safe macro, such as: | ||
| * Restarting a service that is always supposed to be running, or | * Restarting a service that is always supposed to be running, or | ||
| * Launching iTunes or | * Launching iTunes or | ||
| + | * Reporting or alerting you to something. | ||
| * Some other fairly innocuous activity. | * Some other fairly innocuous activity. | ||
| * Clearly there are some serious security issues with this, **so you should use a lot of caution when you allow any macro to be executed with a Public Web trigger**. | * Clearly there are some serious security issues with this, **so you should use a lot of caution when you allow any macro to be executed with a Public Web trigger**. | ||
trigger/Public_Web.txt · Last modified: 2018/07/16 22:49 by JMichaelTX
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