🚩✅NLOC - Panic Room
What this location is for
This Named Location acts as the only trusted login origin for your Break-the-Glass (BTG) account.
Think: not Wi-Fi from your local café ☕, not your mobile hotspot 📶 — but an actual hardened network location under your control.
Used together with:
🔐 Configuration Overview
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Location name | 🚩✅NLOC - Panic Room |
| Type | IP range |
| Range | 127.0.0.1/32(example — see below) |
| Trust level | Mark as trusted |
⚙️ But wait: 127.0.0.1?
Yup — that IP address is just a placeholder. It’s the loopback address of your own machine.
If you configure this as-is, you will block yourself entirely. Don't do that.
What you should do:
- Use a fixed public IP of a secure management system or jumpbox
- Or use a small /32 subnet in a private VPN or datacenter
- Ensure that outbound traffic NATs through this IP
It should be:
- Logged 🔍
- Audited 🧾
- And not shared with daily operations 💼
🧭 Governance Guidelines
- This location should only be accessible by Break-the-Glass users
- Avoid ranges like
0.0.0.0/0or home IPs (just… no) - Use descriptive naming and document it per tenant
- Add monitoring on any authentication from this range
🧠 Final Note
A Named Location is just a coordinate.
But when used right, it's your digital firewall, backdoor, and failsafe — all in one.
🧱 “One door in. One way out. Make it count.”