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--- trigger:Public_Web [2018/07/15 05:44] – Rewrite using screenshots and sections JMichaelTX
+++ trigger:Public_Web [2018/07/17 02:49] (current) – [Public Web Trigger] JMichaelTX
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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
+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**
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 **To Execute a Specific Macro**
 ```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 =====
-  * (!) 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:
     * Restarting a service that is always supposed to be running, or
     * Launching iTunes or
+    * Reporting or alerting you to something.
     * 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**.