- The firewall was not running, so all ports were open
- Root access via SSH was allowed
- OpenSSL v1.0.1f was installed on the server
- The password to unlock the wallet was still in bash history command
- The root password was less than 8 characters
lol.
I feel sorry for the guy, but he was asking for it. Jesus christ, that list is painful. This is why IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING YOU SHOULDN'T RUN A MASTER NODE.
Dear computer noob reading this,
Do not buy into DRK to run a swiss cheese master node. Just don't do it.
Seriously,
Humanitee