diff --git a/source/_docs/configuration/securing.markdown b/source/_docs/configuration/securing.markdown index fa6e91f8d3c..afd3b5078e3 100644 --- a/source/_docs/configuration/securing.markdown +++ b/source/_docs/configuration/securing.markdown @@ -27,4 +27,6 @@ If you want to allow remote access, consider these additional points: - Protect your communication with a [self-signed certificate](/cookbook/tls_self_signed_certificate/). - Use a [proxy](/cookbook/apache_configuration/). - +

+ If you've forwarded any ports to your Home Assistant system from the Internet then it *will* be found by others. Whether through services like Shodan, or direct port scanning, all systems on the Internet are routinely probed for accessible services. If you fail to set a password then it is simply a matter of time before somebody finds your system - potentially as little as a few hours. +