xymoncgimsg.cgi - CGI utility used for proxying Xymon data over HTTP

xymoncgimsg.cgi(8)  is the server-side utility receiving Xymon messages sent by the xymon(1) utility over
       an HTTP transport. The xymon utility normally sends data over a dedicated TCP protocol, but  it  may  use
       HTTP  to  go through proxies or through restrictive firewalls. In that case, the webserver must have this
       CGI utility installed, which takes care of receiving the message via HTTP, and forwards  it  to  a  local
       Xymon server through the normal Xymon transport.

       The  CGI  expects to be invoked from an HTTP "POST" request, with the POST-data being the status-message.
       xymoncgimsg.cgi simply collects all of the POST data, and send it off as a message to  the  Xymon  daemon
       running on IP 127.0.0.1. This destination IP currently cannot be changed.

       The  CGI will return any output provided by the Xymon daemon back to the requestor as the response to the
       HTTP POST, so this allows for all normal Xymon commands to work.

       xymoncgimsg.cgi - CGI utility used for proxying Xymon data over HTTP

xymoncgimsg.cgi will only send data to a Xymon server through the  loopback  interface,  i.e.  IP-address
       127.0.0.1.

       Access  to  the  CGI  should  be  restricted through webserver access controls, since the CGI provides no
       authentication at all to validate incoming messages.

       If possible, consider using the xymonproxy(8) utility instead for native proxying of Xymon  data  between
       networks.

xymon(1), xymonproxy(8), xymon(7)

Xymon                                      Version 4.3.30:  4 Sep 2019                        XYMONCGIMSG.CGI(8)

xymoncgimsg.cgi